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Cisek A. , Balicka-Ramisz A. , Ramisz A. , Pilarczyk B. 2003. COURSE AND TREATMENT OF LUNGWORM INFECTION GAME ANIMALS (RED DEER, ROE DEER, AND FALLOW DEER) IN NORTH-WEST POLAND, EJPAU 6(1), #01.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume6/issue1/veterinary/abs-01.html

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of lungworm infection in the deer (Phot. 1) that inhabit North-West Poland, and to find a method to fight this parasitosis. The studies were carried out on 156 faecal samples of wild-living deer (43 of red deer, 34 of fallow deer, and 79 of roe deer), using the Baermann method to detect the first stage of pulmonary nematodes in the examined faeces. The samples were collected in nine forest areas of North-West Poland from January 1999 to March, 2000. Additionally, anthelmintic treatments were carried out in the Breeding Station Krajenka, situated near Złotów, Poland. The animals were fed with special granulated feed containing Panacur (7.8 mg/kg body weight). The following nematode species were found: Elaphostrongylus cervi, Varestrongylus sagittatus, and Varestrongylus capreoli. The prevalence of Elaphostrongylus cervi was 88.37% in red deer and 58.82% in fallow deer. Varestrongylus sa

Key words: lungworm infection, roe deer, red deer,fallow deer.

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