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International Journal of Zoological Research

Year: 2015 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 65-70
DOI: 10.3923/ijzr.2015.65.70
Prevalence Rate of Intestinal Parasites in Camels in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Wafa A.I. Al-Megrin

Abstract: The prevalence of intestinal parasites in camels was studied in the Riyadh region, central Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study was carried out over a population of 240 animals which examined their feces by coprological methods. Out of 240 samples of feces examined, 143 cases (59.6%) were positive for intestinal parasites of whom 82 were male (34.2%) and 61 were female (25.4%). There was a significant difference between male and female (p<0.05). The infection rates in different age groups (Calves<1 year, 1-2 year old and adult) were 9.6, 15.8 and 34.2%, respectively. The single infection (29.2%) was the highest and concurrent infections were with two (18.3%) and three or more (12.1%). Intestinal parasites which detected in camels feces were belong to nematoda: Trichostrongylus spp. (15.4%), Haemonchus spp. (10.4%), Trichuris spp. (8.8%), Nematodirus spp. (5%), Osrtertagia spp. (2.9%) and cestoda: Moniezia expansa (6.7%), Stilesia spp. (3.3%) coccidia: Eimeria cameli (7.1%). The high prevalence of intestinal parasites among camels reported during summer season.

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Wafa A.I. Al-Megrin , 2015. Prevalence Rate of Intestinal Parasites in Camels in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Zoological Research, 11: 65-70.

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