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

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

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. equinus (unusually) dominating in adult horses and cyathostomes domin...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224420300146

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