Original Scientific Article
Determination of endoparasites by faecal examination in the wild boar population in Vojvodina (Serbia)
Igor Stojanov
,
Ivan Pavlović
*
,
Ivan Pušić
,
Jasna Prodanov-Radulović
,
Radomir Ratajac
,
Doroteja Marčić
,
Božidar Savić
Received: 22 June 2016
Received in revised form: 01 August 2017
Accepted: 13 September 2017
Available Online First: 02 December 2017
Published on: 15 March 2018
Correspondence: Ivan Pavlović, dripavlovic58@gmail.com
Abstract
The aim of our study was to determine whether and to what extent certain species of helminths and protozoa are present in the wild boar population living in hunting grounds in Vojvodina. For this purpose, 52 faecal samples of hunted wild boars (aged 6 months to 2 years) were examined. Examination of the faeces was performed using classical coproscopic laboratory methods. The following parasite species were identified: Metastrongylus spp. Ascaris suum, Trichuris suis, Physocephalus sexalatus, Strongyloides ransomi, Oesophagostomum sp. / Globocephalus sp., Hyostrongylus rubidus, Gnathostoma hispidum, Eimeria deblecki and Eimeria suis. The obtained results from this study indicated that wild boars are a potential reservoir of a variety of endoparasites, thus endangering the surrounding ecosystem.
Keywords: wild boar, endoparasites, Vojvodina, faecal examination
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©2017 Stojanov I. This is an open-access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Acknowledgement
This investigation was financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Project No. TR 31084.
Conflict of Interest Statement
The authors declared that they have no potential conflict of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.
Citation Information
Macedonian Veterinary Review. Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 39-46, p-ISSN 1409-7621, e-ISSN 1857-7415, DOI: 10.1515/macvetrev-2017-0029, 2018
10.1515/macvetrev-2017-0029
