Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths of Dogs: A Retrospective Study
Journal Title: Journal of Veterinary Advances - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
A total of six hundred and eighty (680) cases of dogs visiting the Abia state veterinary clinic were examined to investigate the influence of age, breed, sex, and season on the prevalence of gastro intestinal helminth parasites (GIHP) of dogs from 2007-2012. It was observed from the results that out of six hundred and eighty (680) cases recorded, the prevalence of GIHP were. Ancylostoma 217 (31.9%) Toxocara 81, (11.9%) tape worm 36 (5.2%). The age of the dogs significantly influenced the occurrence of Ancylostoma infections and Toxocara infections (p<0.05) while it has no association with tape worm infections. The season as a factor has influence on the infection and it is clear from the study (p<0.05) the influence of sex is not significant (p>0.05) while the influence of breed on the occurrence of ancylostomosis in local breeds was significant (p<0.05).
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A. Onyeabor
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