Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic method
Donkey breeding in the intensive system has been expanding in recent years due to the nutritional benefits of donkey milk. One of the common problems of horses, including donkeys, in intensive systems, is Gasterophilosis, which is often associated with equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS). L3 larv...
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| description | Donkey breeding in the intensive system has been expanding in recent years due to the nutritional benefits of
donkey milk. One of the common problems of horses, including donkeys, in intensive systems, is
Gasterophilosis, which is often associated with equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS). L3 larvae of
Gastrohilus intestinalis can cause gastric ulcers in donkeys by attaching to margo plicatus. There are also
reports of human infection with Gasterophilus spp. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of
Gasterophilosis and related EGUS in intensive system donkeys. This evaluation was done on 12 donkeys that
were bought from different places around Urmia and were kept in Urmia University Veterinary Hospital.
Animals were kept in sanitary stables and received alfalfa-based rations. Gastrointestinal endoscopy from
throat to pylorus was performed to check for parasitic infections and related ulcers. The animals appeared
perfectly healthy during the clinical examination. No parasitic infections such as Gasterophilus adhesions were
observed in the upper gastrointestinal tract up to the gastric pylorus. Gastroscopy did not confirm any ulcers
above grade 0. After the first endoscopy, ivermectin was prescribed, and three months later, the endoscopy
was repeated, and again, no Gasterophilus infection was observed. Breeding donkeys in an intensive system
by itself cannot cause Gasterophilosis and EGUS, although dietary adjustment can be helpful in preventing the
disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19e1a9383acb49229585a4bd33d89ecd2023-01-13T12:39:48ZengUniversity of TabrizJournal of Zoonotic Diseases2717-29102022-12-016419319810.22034/JZD.2023.15789Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic methodMasoud Ahmadnejad 0Ghader Jalilzadeh-Amin1Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah, IranDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, IranDonkey breeding in the intensive system has been expanding in recent years due to the nutritional benefits of donkey milk. One of the common problems of horses, including donkeys, in intensive systems, is Gasterophilosis, which is often associated with equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS). L3 larvae of Gastrohilus intestinalis can cause gastric ulcers in donkeys by attaching to margo plicatus. There are also reports of human infection with Gasterophilus spp. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Gasterophilosis and related EGUS in intensive system donkeys. This evaluation was done on 12 donkeys that were bought from different places around Urmia and were kept in Urmia University Veterinary Hospital. Animals were kept in sanitary stables and received alfalfa-based rations. Gastrointestinal endoscopy from throat to pylorus was performed to check for parasitic infections and related ulcers. The animals appeared perfectly healthy during the clinical examination. No parasitic infections such as Gasterophilus adhesions were observed in the upper gastrointestinal tract up to the gastric pylorus. Gastroscopy did not confirm any ulcers above grade 0. After the first endoscopy, ivermectin was prescribed, and three months later, the endoscopy was repeated, and again, no Gasterophilus infection was observed. Breeding donkeys in an intensive system by itself cannot cause Gasterophilosis and EGUS, although dietary adjustment can be helpful in preventing the disease.https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_15789.htmldonkeygasterophilosisgastroscopyegusantiparasitic |
| spellingShingle | Masoud Ahmadnejad Ghader Jalilzadeh-Amin Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic method Journal of Zoonotic Diseases donkey gasterophilosis gastroscopy egus antiparasitic |
| title | Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic method |
| title_full | Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic method |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic method |
| title_short | Investigating the Gasterophilus infections in donkeys around Urmia using the equine endoscopic method |
| title_sort | investigating the gasterophilus infections in donkeys around urmia using the equine endoscopic method |
| topic | donkey gasterophilosis gastroscopy egus antiparasitic |
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