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Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2021; 12; 67-73; doi: 10.2147/VMRR.S297951

Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia.

Abstract: Gastrointestinal helminth parasite infection is a major influencing factor against the profitability of working equines all over the world. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Hosaena district to investigate the prevalence and the potential risk factors of strongyle infection. To address this, 384 equines; donkeys (n = 208), and horses (n = 176) were randomly selected for the coprological examination to identify strongyle eggs using the floatation technique. Results: The study revealed that the overall prevalence of strongyle infection in the Hosaena district was 54.2% and the respective prevalence was 59.1% and 48.2.0% in donkeys and horses, respectively. Strongyles' infection rates in equines were 56.3%, 53.2%, and 56.6% in young, adult, and old animals, respectively, while the rates were 52.8% and 57.1% in male and female animals. Equids with a good body condition were highly prone to strongyle infection than equines with poor and medium body condition, and equids used for transport and packing, cart pulling, and no purpose were highly infected than those used for packing and transport purposes. A significant variation (P0.05) associated with age, sex, and body condition score of equines. Conclusions: Hence, strongyles infection is widely distributed in equines in the study area. Further research, including broad sample sizes of gastrointestinal nematodes in all equines, should therefore be recommended for strategic prevention and control measures in order to understand the severity of the disease.
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Publication Date: 2021-03-22 PubMed ID: 33791192PubMed Central: PMC7997585DOI: 10.2147/VMRR.S297951Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research article is centered around the study of a widespread infection of strongyle, a type of intestinal parasite, in donkeys and horses within the Hosaena district of Southern Ethiopia.

Methods of Study

  • The study employed a cross-sectional design in the Hosaena district of Southern Ethiopia to gather its data. The researchers randomly selected 384 equines (208 donkeys and 176 horses) for their study.
  • Coprological examinations were conducted on the selected equines to detect the presence of strongyle eggs. This was done using a method called the floatation technique.

Results of Research

  • The study found that 54.2% of the equines in the Hosaena district were infected with strongyles. More specifically, the prevalence of strongyle infestation was 59.1% in donkeys and 48.2% in horses.
  • When considering factors such as age, the results indicated infection rates of 56.3% in young equines, 53.2% in adult equines, and 56.6% in older equines.
  • Analysing the infection by sex, the study found 52.8% prevalence in male equines and 57.1% in females.
  • Equines with a good body condition were found to be more prone to strongyle infection than those with medium or poor body conditions.
  • The study confirmed that equines used for transport, packing, and cart pulling, or those not used for any particular purpose, showed higher infection rates than those used specifically for packing and transport purposes.

Significance of Findings

  • Statistical analysis of the data revealed a significant difference in the rate of strongyle infections among the studied equines. Nonetheless, the occurrence of strongyles was not significantly associated with factors such as age, sex, and body condition of the equines.
  • The results of the study indicate the widespread distribution of strongyle infection in the equines of the study area, which necessitates strategic prevention and control measures to mitigate the impact of the infection.

Conclusion and Recommendations

  • The infection of equines with strongyles in the Hosaena district of Ethiopia is indeed widespread. The researchers recommend further study incorporating larger sample sizes, focusing on gastrointestinal nematodes in all equines, in order to evaluate the severity of the disease and provide more effective preventative and control strategies.

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Mathewos M, Fesseha H, Yirgalem M. (2021). Study on Strongyle Infection of Donkeys and Horses in Hosaena District, Southern Ethiopia. Vet Med (Auckl), 12, 67-73. https://doi.org/10.2147/VMRR.S297951

Publication

Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
ISSN: 2230-2034
NlmUniqueID: 101724251
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Volume: 12
Pages: 67-73

Researcher Affiliations

Mathewos, Mesfin
  • Department of Veterinary Pathology, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Fesseha, Haben
  • Department of Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Wolaita Sodo University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Yirgalem, Metages
  • Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Haramaya University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Harari, Ethiopia.

Conflict of Interest Statement

All authors declared no competing conflicts of interest in this work.

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