A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Jun MATSUMOTO¹  Ayako HYUGA¹ 

[1] Laboratory of Medical Zoology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252�?0880, Japan

关键词: alpaca;    gastrointestinal parasite;    Japan;    Vicugna pacos;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.15-0546

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(11)This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in alpacas raised in Japan. From December 2010 to October 2011, 53 alpacas (Vicugna pacos) raised at a farm in the Kanto region, Japan, were examined for gastrointestinal parasites by 3 fecal tests: direct smear, centrifuged flotation and formalin-ether sedimentation. Eggs of Nematodirus sp. were found in 13.2%, Trichuris sp. in 11.3%, Capillaria spp. in 5.7%, strongyle-type in 50.9% and Moniezia sp. in 1.9%. Oocysts of Eimeria punoensis and/or E. alpacae were found in 69.8%, E. lamae in 1.9% and E. macusaniensis in 7.5%. We found that alpacas raised in Japan have gastrointestinal parasitic fauna similar to those in other countries.

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