Feces from 62 captive African gazelles, including Mhorr gazelles (Gazella dama mhorr), Cuvier's gazelles (Gazella cuvieri), and Dorcas gazelles (Gazella dorcas neglecta), were examined over the course of a year to quantitate nematode egg excretion patterns. Strongyloides sp. eggs appeared only in G. dama during the rainy season. Trichostrongylidae egg excretion showed a marked seasonal variation, with very low levels during the dry and hot period, a finding that is probably attributable to hypobiosis of the predominant species (Camelostrongylus mentulatus). Eggs of the Nematodirus sp., predominantly Nematodirus spathiger, were excreted throughout the year. No seasonal pattern was observed in Trichuris sp. egg excretion.
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OUTPUT OF GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODE EGGS IN THE FECES OF CAPTIVE GAZELLES (GAZELLA DAMA MHORR, GAZELLA CUVIERI AND GAZELLA DORCAS NEGLECTA) IN A SEMIARID REGION OF SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN
Juana Ortiz,
Rocío Ruiz de Ybáñez,
Teresa Abaigar,
Marina Goyena,
Magdalena Garijo,
Gerardo Espeso,
Mar Cano
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 37 • No. 3
September 2006
Vol. 37 • No. 3
September 2006
climatic conditions
egg excretion
Gazella
gazelles
nematodes