Risk and protective factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from an urban area of Córdoba, Argentina

Prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites and the effect of associated factors were evaluated in household dogs from an urban area of Córdoba, Argentina. A total of 493 fecal samples were collected during 2010 and 2013 and processed with Willis` salt, Sheathers sugar flotation, and formol-ether concentration techniques. Overall prevalence of GI parasites was 45.23% (95% CI 40.83-49.62), and Ancylostoma caninum (30.83%) was the most frequent parasite, followed by Trichuris vulpis (9.94%), Cystoisospora spp. (7.71%), Toxocara canis (6.90%), and Giardia spp. (5.88%). Independent variables were presence of at least one parasite element, named "all parasites", and each GI parasite more frequently detected was analyzed as separate outcomes. Logistic regression results showed an increased risk related to age (P = 0.0343) for all parasites and for T. canis, Cystoisospora spp., and Giardia spp. Statistically significant and protective variables were no ingestion of small animals, daily feces removal, and absence of shadow in house yards. Use of anthelmintics and daily feces removal for A. caninum, being female, and absence of shadow for T. canis resulted in protective factors. The role played by veterinarians and owners? commitment as key aspects, effective actions for prevention, control and treatment are required in the research area.
Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences-Cover
  • ISSN: 1300-0128
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
  • Yayıncı: TÜBİTAK
Sayıdaki Diğer Makaleler

Animal remains of Alaybeyi Höyük

Abu Bakar SIDDIQ

Effect of SpermVital® technology on conception rate in repeat breeder multiparous dairy cows: preliminary results

Sait ŞENDAĞ, Elisabeth TREUPEL, Axel WEHREND, Barış Atalay USLU, Alper KOÇYİĞİT

The effect of anesthetic (2-phenoxyethanol) application on some biochemical and hematological parameters in Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) and Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) during transport

Selçuk DUMAN

Vinayananda Chilur OMKARAPPA, Mohamed Nadeem FAIROZE, Madhavaprasad Chakkodabail BENAKABHAT, Kaustubh BHAVE, Nagappa KARABASANAVAR

The effect of tannin extract and n-3 fatty acid source on nutrient digestibility, blood metabolites, enzyme activity, and ruminal parameters of lactating ewes

Ali MAHDAVI, Roghayeh VALIZADEH YONJALLI, Hamid STAJI, Farzad MIRZAEI AGHJEHGHESHLAGH, Bahman NAVIDSHAD

Study of retail egg supply chain for quality in relation to level of sanitization and farm of origin

Mohamed Nadeem FAIROZE, Madhavaprasad CHAKKODABAIL BENAKABHAT, Kaustubh BHAVE, Vinayananda CHILUR OMKARAPPA, Nagappa KARABASANAVAR

On-farm diagnosis of latent respiratory failure in calves

Tatiana KUCHMENKO, Vladimir SAFONOV, Sergey SHABUNIN, Anton CHERNITSKIY

Neutralizing antibody titers against field strains of bovine viral diarrhea virus after vaccination with three commercial vaccines

Kadir YEŞİLBAĞ, Gizem ALPAY

Phenotypic characterization and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells originating from adipose tissue

Ece ÇERÇİ, Hatice ERDOST

Selçuk DUMAN