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Ovine Lungworms Infection in Tiaret (Algeria): Prevalence, Species Involved, and Pathological Findings

Folia Veterinaria
Lungworm infections are known to be frequent and responsible for substantial economic losses in ruminants. They are caused by Dictyocaulus filaria and various species belonging to the Protostrongylidae family of nematodes.
Mabrouk Moussaoui, Mokhtaria Kouidri, Ammar Selles Sidi Mohammed, Houari Hemida, Bouabdellah Benallou   +4 more
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Lungworm Infections in German dairy cattle herds--seroprevalence and GIS-supported risk factor analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
In November 2008, a total of 19,910 bulk tank milk (BTM) samples were obtained from dairy farms from all over Germany, corresponding to about 20% of all German dairy herds, and analysed for antibodies against the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus by
Anne-Marie Schunn, Franz J Conraths, Christoph Staubach, Andreas Fröhlich, Andrew Forbes, Thomas Schnieder, Christina Strube   +6 more
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Variation in prevalence and intensity of macroparasites in moose and their interactions with winter tick load in eastern Canada

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 5, September 2025.
Wild animals are infected with a large diversity and abundance of parasites that can affect their behavior, growth, body condition, and ultimately their survival. Although the adverse effects of parasites and the mechanisms involved in the interactions between a host and its parasites are generally well studied, much less is known about the additive or
Catherine Pouchet, Christopher Fernandez‐Prada, Christian Dussault, Martin Leclerc, Jean‐Pierre Tremblay, Steeve D. Côté   +5 more
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Why are our roe deer short of breath? – prevalence and promotive factors of lung parasites in roe deer Capreolus capreolus in south‐eastern Germany

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 5, September 2025.
The existence of bronchopulmonary nematodes in German roe deer Capreolus capreolus is well documented, with two types of lung parasites that have been described previously: Dictyocaulus capreolus and Varestrongylus capreoli. However, little is known about the impact of these parasites on their host animal or which parameters influence outbreak and ...
Tobias Wild, Christian Ehrmantraut, Sarah‐Alica Dahl, Felix Langer, Elisabeth Kiess, Kathrin Simon, Markus Meissner, Andreas König   +7 more
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Prevalence and distribution of infectious and parasitic agents in roe deer from Spain and their possible role as reservoirs

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2017
In order to provide up-to-date information about the prevalence of infectious and parasitic agents in Spanish roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), samples from 93 animals hunted from January 2013 to April 2015 were collected and analysed by parasitological ...
María Patrocinio Morrondo, Ana Pérez-Creo, Alberto Prieto, Eva Cabanelas, José M. Díaz-Cao, María Sol Arias, Pablo Díaz Fernández, Gerardo Pajares, Susana Remesar, Ceferino M. López-Sández, Gonzalo Fernández, Pablo Díez-Baños, Rosario Panadero   +12 more
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Occurrence of faecal endoparasites in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in two grazing areas in northern Norway

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2021
Background Semi-domesticated reindeer represent an important livestock industry and livelihood for a proportion of the human population in northern Fennoscandia.
Lene Idland, Amalie Moen Juul, Ellen Karin Solevåg, Kristoffer Relling Tysnes, Lucy Jane Robertson, Kjersti Selstad Utaaker   +5 more
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Not playing by the rules: Unusual patterns in the epidemiology of parasites in a natural population of feral horses (Equus caballus) on Sable Island, Canada

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada hosts one of few natural populations of feral horses (Equus caballus) never exposed to anthelmintics. Coproculture revealed cyathostomes, Strongylus equinus, S. edentatus, and S. vulgaris, with S.
Emily Jenkins, Amber-Lynn Backwell, Jennifer Bellaw, Julie Colpitts, Alice Liboiron, David McRuer, Sarah Medill, Sarah Parker, Todd Shury, Martha Smith, Christina Tschritter, Brent Wagner, Jocelyn Poissant, Philip McLoughlin   +13 more
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Welfare of beef cattle

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract This Scientific Opinion provides an assessment of beef cattle welfare focusing on risks related to flooring, water access, nutrition and feeding, high environmental temperatures, lack of environmental enrichment, lack of outdoor access, minimum space allowance and mixing practices. In addition, risks related to pasture and feedlots, weaning of
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dorea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S. Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Anja B. Riber, Karl Stahl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Giulio Cozzi, Ute Knierim, Sònia Martí, Siobhan Mullan, Sean Ashe, Giulia Cecchinato, Eliana Lima, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Marika Vitali, Martina Benedetta Zanna, Christoph Winckler   +27 more
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The effect of patent Dictyocaulus viviparus (re)infections on individual milk yield and milk quality in pastured dairy cows and correlation with clinical signs

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Infections with the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus might lead to reduced milk production and detrimental impacts on milk quality resulting in considerable economic losses in dairy farming.
Katharina May, Kerstin Brügemann, Sven König, Christina Strube   +3 more
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Parasitic diseases of equids in Iran (1931–2020): a literature review

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Parasitic infections can cause many respiratory, digestive and other diseases and contribute to some performance conditions in equids. However, knowledge on the biodiversity of parasites of equids in Iran is still limited.
Alireza Sazmand, Aliasghar Bahari, Sareh Papi, Domenico Otranto   +3 more
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