Case report: Control of intestinal nematodes in captive Chlorocebus sabaeus.
There are limited data on the efficacy of antiparasitic treatments and husbandry methods to control nematode infections in captive populations of African green monkeys (AGMs), Chlorocebus sabaeus. In faecal egg count (FEC) tests, 10 of the 11 (91%) adult male AGMs captured from the large feral population on the island of St Kitts had evidence of nematode infections, mostly Capillaria (8/11, 73%), Trichuris trichiura (7/11, 64%) and strongylid species (7/11, 64%) specifically (hookworm and Trichostrongylus, 50/50), but also Strongyloides fuelleborni (1/11, 9%). When kept in individual cages wit... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | research article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Schlagwörter: | African green monkeys / Capillaria / Strongyloides / Trichostrongylus / Trichuris / albendazole / captive / hookworm / ivermectin / Animals / Anthelmintics / Chlorocebus aethiops / Feces / Male / Parasite Egg Count / Trichuriasis |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27257538 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10668/17948 |