Digestive tract helminths of Turkish ibex (Capra aegagrus aegagrus Erxleben, 1877)

作者：Gonenc Bahadir^*; Emir Hasan; Iacob Olimpia

来源：Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2018, 65(3): 247-251.

DOI：10.1501/Vetfak_0000002853

• Capra aegagrus aegagrus
• digestive tract
• helminth
• trichostrongylidae
• Turkish ibex

Turkish ibex or wild goat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus Erxleben, 1877) is known to be distributed in Southeast Europe and Western Asia.In Turkey, the species is distributed in Eastern, Northeastern and steep mountainous areas of Southeast Anatolia. Antalya province is one of the main areas where Turkish ibex are currently found and where the species has had a long history. Digestive tracts of two male wild goats (Capra aegagrus aegagrus) were examined at necropsy from Antalya province, Turkey for gastrointestinal helminth infections. In total 3917 helminth parasites were collected and identified by morphological characteristics. Seven species of trichostrongylid nematodes were identified. Marshallagia marshalli and Telodorsagia circumcincta were the most abundant abomasal nematodes whereas Nematodirus abnormalis was dominant in the small intestine. This is the first report of helminths from Capra aegagrus aegagrus (sub-species of wild goat). Comparison with previous reports conducted on domestic goat and sheep in the nearby areas suggests that transmission of parasites between wild goat and domestic small ruminants is occurring.

• 出版日期2018