Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (Cobbold, 1884): comparative analysis of the occurrence in horses, mules and donkeys
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v33i4p223-225Keywords:
Dictyocaulus arnfieldi, Protostrongylidae, Lungworms, Donkeys, Mules, Horses.Abstract
To study Dictyocaulus arnfieldi occurrence, the authors analysed the lungs of 20 donkeys, 22 mules and 44 horses from the following Brazilian States: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia,Minas Gerais and Goiás. The prevalence of the infection was 65% in donkeys, 22.72% in mules and 4.54% in horses, with the mean intensity of 34.3 worms in the donkeys, 36.5 in the mules and 2.0 in the horses. The authors reported
the D. arnfieldi Male/Female ratios which are: 1: 1.82 in donkeys and 1: 4.41 in mules.
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1996-12-01
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Quintão e Silva M da G, Silva AVM, Costa HM de A. Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (Cobbold, 1884): comparative analysis of the occurrence in horses, mules and donkeys. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 1996 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 17];33(4):223-5. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/50204