Dominant gastrointestinal strongylatosis in sheep in the context of the altitudinal zonation in Dagestan
https://doi.org/10.31016/1998-8435-2024-18-1-46-51
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to study the epizootology of the dominant gastrointestinal strongylatosis in sheep in different natural zones of Dagestan.
Materials and methods. In 2005–2021, 180 forestomachs of the thin and thick sections of the digestive tract and 600 fecal samples from sheep at the altitude (above 2000 m above sea level) were studied based on dissection results. The study was performed by season among young animals aged up to 1 year, from 1 to 2 years and 3 years and older. The study used methods of complete helminthological dissection per K. I. Skryabin, larvae cultivation in a thermostat at 27 оC, and flotation with a saturated ammonium nitrate solution by Kotelnikov-Khrenov and Berman-Orlov.
Results and discussion. Helminth infections are recorded among sheep annually on lowland, moist, steppe pastures of the plains and foothills in various combinations of multiple infections with the prevalence of 11.2–18.7% and the infection intensity of 18.5–186.4 sp./animal. In the mountain zone at altitudes above 2000 m above sea level, the quantitative and qualitative indicators of helminthosis pathogens were sharply limited. On these lands, dicrocoeliosis, monieziosis, larval echinococcosis, chabertiosis, haemonchosis, and nematodirosis were recorded in sheep with the prevalence of 3.2–10.4% and the infection intensity of 2.4–6.3 sp./animal. Gastrointestinal Strongylata dominate in sheep on all types of pastures in the lowland, foothill, and mountain zones: Chabertia ovina, Bunostomum trigоnocephalum, Trichostrongylus axei, T. capricola, T. colubriformis, T. vitrinus, Haemonchus contortus, Nematodirus filicollis, N. helvetianus, N. oiratianus, and N. spathiger.
About the Authors
M. M. ZubairovaRussian Federation
Zubairova Madina M., Doctor of Biological Sciences
180 M. Gadzhieva st., Makhachkala, 367032, Republic of Dagestan
A. M. Atayev
Russian Federation
Atayev Agay M., Doctor of Veterinary Sciences
180 M. Gadzhieva st., Makhachkala, 367032, Republic of Dagestan
N. T. Karsakov
Russian Federation
Karsakov Nadyrsoltan T., Doctor of Veterinary Sciences
180 M. Gadzhieva st., Makhachkala, 367032, Republic of Dagestan
A. N. Khasaev
Russian Federation
Khasaev Arslan N., Candidate of Veterinary Sciences
180 M. Gadzhieva st., Makhachkala, 367032, Republic of Dagestan
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Review
For citations:
Zubairova M.M., Atayev A.M., Karsakov N.T., Khasaev A.N. Dominant gastrointestinal strongylatosis in sheep in the context of the altitudinal zonation in Dagestan. Russian Journal of Parasitology. 2024;18(1):46-51. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31016/1998-8435-2024-18-1-46-51