Endoparasites of donkeys (Equus asinus) used in commercial skin exploitation in the Northeast of Brazil

Jamisson Bispo de Sousa Santos; Aline Rocha Silva; Jarbiane Gomes de Oliveira; Ivana Ferro Carmo; Lucas Santana da Fonseca; Geyanna Dolores Lopes Nunes; Chiara Albano de Araujo Oliveira; Pierre Barnabé Escodro

doi:10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2021.171512

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Jamisson Bispo de Sousa Santos Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Lagarto, Lagarto – SE, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3329-9654
Aline Rocha Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Salvador – BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7855-7691
Jarbiane Gomes de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Agrárias, Rio Largo – AL, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2433-5863
Ivana Ferro Carmo Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Agrárias, Rio Largo – AL, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8918-8649
Lucas Santana da Fonseca Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Agrárias, Rio Largo – AL, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-9695
Geyanna Dolores Lopes Nunes Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Sertão, Nossa Senhora da Glória – SE, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6661-5575
Chiara Albano de Araujo Oliveira Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Salvador – BA, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-1070
Pierre Barnabé Escodro Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Agrárias, Rio Largo – AL, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9409-660X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2021.171512

Keywords:

Ejiao, Endoparasitism, Equidae, Mistreatment

Abstract

The present study identified the main endoparasites present in donkeys (Equus asinus) used in skin exploitation located in Cando municipality, Bahia State, Northeast of Brazil. The samples were collected from September 2019. Feces were collected from the rectal ampulla of 34 animals, macroscopically visualized for parasitic forms, and microscopically evaluated to identify endoparasites forms using the McMaster method. Parasitological results were associated with sex, age, and bodyweight Stata Corp LLC 14. Endoparasites were found in 82.3% of the animals, with the egg count ranging from 50 to 1050 eggs per gram (EPG). The sole presence of superfamily Trichostronglylidae was observed in 67.6% of the donkeys, in 8.8% co-infected by Trichostronglylidae and Eimeria spp., while Trichostronglylidae and Strongyloides westeri was detected in 2.9%, and simultaneous infection by Trichostronglylidae, Strongyloides westeri, and Oxyuris equi was observed in 2.9%. The occurrence of parasitic infections varies according to nutritional status, age, sex, and environmental exposure (p>0.05). A high occurrence of infection was observed in young animals and those with lower body weight.

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Endoparasites of donkeys (Equus asinus) used in commercial skin exploitation in the Northeast of Brazil

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