<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>According to the newest data (2010), the state of the black grouse is in decline in the Czech Republic. One of the reasons for this decline is the parasitic infection. The examination of 170 faecal specimens disclosed 6 species of parasites. Helminth eggs were found in 50 % of the examined faecal specimens. The following eggs were found: cestode Hymenolepis spp. (28 %), with the highest prevalence (84 %) and mean intensity (1076 EPG) in spring; nematodes Trichostrongylus tenuis (24 %), and Ascaridia compar (3 %) with a mean intensity of 11 and 12 EPG, respectively. Coccidia infections were present in 1 % of faecal specimens only in spring, with an intensity of 35 OPG. However, in the following year, Eimeria lyruri was the most abundant parasite in the faecal specimens. During the second year of our research, the prevalence of E. lyruri was 28 %; the highest prevalence (67 %) was in summer with an intensity of up to 9433 OPG.</p></abstract>

According to the newest data (2010), the state of the black grouse is in decline in the Czech Republic. One of the reasons for this decline is the parasitic infection. The examination of 170 faecal specimens disclosed 6 species of parasites. Helminth eggs were found in 50 % of the examined faecal specimens. The following eggs were found: cestode Hymenolepis spp. (28 %), with the highest prevalence (84 %) and mean intensity (1076 EPG) in spring; nematodes Trichostrongylus tenuis (24 %), and Ascaridia compar (3 %) with a mean intensity of 11 and 12 EPG, respectively. Coccidia infections were present in 1 % of faecal specimens only in spring, with an intensity of 35 OPG. However, in the following year, Eimeria lyruri was the most abundant parasite in the faecal specimens. During the second year of our research, the prevalence of E. lyruri was 28 %; the highest prevalence (67 %) was in summer with an intensity of up to 9433 OPG.

Black grouse in Czech Republic and its parasites

Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural resources, Czech University of Life Science Prague, Kamycka 129, 165 21, Praha 6 Suchdol, Czech Republic

Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Science Prague, Kamycka 957, 165 21, Praha 6 Suchdol, Czech Republic

Helminthologia

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According to the newest data (2010), the state of the black grouse is in decline in the Czech Republic. One of the reasons for this decline is the parasitic...

Black grouse in Czech Republic and its parasites

Published Online: Apr 11, 2012

Page range: 78 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0016-z

Keywords
Tetrao tetrix, faecal specimen, parasite, Czech Republic

© 2012 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Black grouse in Czech Republic and its parasites

Published Online: Apr 11, 2012

Page range: 78 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0016-z

KeywordsTetrao tetrix, faecal specimen, parasite, Czech Republic

© 2012 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Tetrao tetrix, faecal specimen, parasite, Czech Republic