<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Nine ponies were experimentally infected with third stage cyathostome larvae. These animals were examined post-mortem for small strongyle infections from October 2011 to January 2012. Seventeen species of the following Cyathostominae genera were identified: Coronocyclus, Cyathostomum, Cylicocyclus, Cylicostephanus, Gyalocephalus and Petrovinema. Of the 17 species of Cyathostominae recovered, Cyathostomum catinatum, Cyathostomum alveatum and Cylicocyclus nassatus were the most prevalent (100 %). From the entire population of Cyathostominae, 65.6 % were located in the caecum and only 34.4 % in the colon. Only 1,736 (24,6 %) females and 5,329 (75,4 %) males were observed. There was a significant difference between the number of males and females in the genus Cyathostomum, Cylicocyclus and Gyalocephalus.</p></abstract>

Nine ponies were experimentally infected with third stage cyathostome larvae. These animals were examined post-mortem for small strongyle infections from October 2011 to January 2012. Seventeen species of the following Cyathostominae genera were identified: Coronocyclus, Cyathostomum, Cylicocyclus, Cylicostephanus, Gyalocephalus and Petrovinema. Of the 17 species of Cyathostominae recovered, Cyathostomum catinatum, Cyathostomum alveatum and Cylicocyclus nassatus were the most prevalent (100 %). From the entire population of Cyathostominae, 65.6 % were located in the caecum and only 34.4 % in the colon. Only 1,736 (24,6 %) females and 5,329 (75,4 %) males were observed. There was a significant difference between the number of males and females in the genus Cyathostomum, Cylicocyclus and Gyalocephalus.

Cyathostominae distribution in experimentally infected ponies

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, The Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Kamycka 129, Prague, 160 00, Czech Republic

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Animal husbandry, Studentska 13, 370 05, České Budějovice; Czech Republic

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, The Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Animal Husbandry, Kamycka 129, Prague, Czech Republic

Helminthologia

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Nine ponies were experimentally infected with third stage cyathostome larvae. These animals were examined post-mortem for small strongyle infections from...

Cyathostominae distribution in experimentally infected ponies

Published Online: Apr 18, 2015

Page range: 134 - 138

Received: Oct 20, 2014

Accepted: Jan 30, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0024

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