Authors : H. I. Seri, T. Hassan , M. M. Salih and A.D. Abakar
Abstract: In a field survey 1200 donkeys from Khartoum State during a complete year (one hundred animals per month) were examined parasitically for the presence of helminthes parasites by assessment of faecal eggs and culture identification of larvae. Generally 70.1% of the examined animals harbored a parasitical infection. Six nematode genera were encountered in donkeys, among them Dictyocaulus arnfieldi (70.5%) reported for the first time in Sudanese donkeys. Strongylus sp. (35.8%), Cyathosyomes (36.7%), Parascaris equorum (10.7%), Trichostrongylus axei (12%), and Strongyloide westeri (3.4%). The incidence of infection with one species (53.2%) was found higher than that of mixed infection (46.7%). According to severity of infection, 58.6% of the infected animals showed mild infection, while 21.9% and 19.5% of them showed moderate and severe infection, respectively. In the current study, cold season encouraged higher incidence of gastrointestinal nematodes (72.5%), more so than hot (69.3%) and rainy seasons (68.5%). Other results obtained, showed that hot season revealed higher mean EPG count (1198.7? 558.3) ranging from 100 to 17700, followed by the rainy season with mean epg (961.21?120.3) ranging from 100-13500, and cold season with mean epg (888.6? 297.5) ranging from 100 – 13300.
Seri, H. I. , T. Hassan , M. M. Salih and A.D. Abakar , 2004. A Survey of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Donkeys (Equus asinus) in Khartoum State, Sudan . Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3: 736-739.