Prevalence of Toxocara vitulorum in Calves in Erzurum, Turkey

AVCIOĞLU H., BALKAYA İ.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.345-347, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.345-347
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was performed between February and May 2010 to determine the distribution of Toxocara vitulorum in calves in Erzurum, Turkey. For this purpose fecal samples of 508 calves at different age, gender and breed, from 15 different villages of Erzurum were examined by using the Fulleborn saturated salt solution method. Toxocara vitulorum eggs were found in 113/508 (22.2%) of the calves feces. The prevalence in calves smaller than 6 months of age was 24% and 10.6% in 6-12 months old. There was a significant difference in the overall prevalence of T. vitulorum between age groups (P<0.05), whereas was not among gender and breed groups (P>0.05).