Study on Prevalence of Equine Strongylosis and Associated Risk Factors in and Around Guder, Oromia, Ethiopia

A Cross sectional study was conducted from April to June 2019 in and around Guder town to estimate the prevalence of strongyle infection and assess associated risk factors in the study area in donkeys, mules and horses. A total of 384 animals were randomly selected from different peasant associations in the study area and examined during the study period. Fecal examination for the detection of strongyle eggs was performed using floatation technique. The overall prevalence of strongyle parasites was 25.26% (97 from 384) with 14.58% in donkeys, 6.77% in mules and 3.9% in horses. The study has also showed variation in prevalence of strongyle parasites among different body condition scores and among purpose, higher prevalence was recorded in poor body condition (16.4%) and draft (14.06 %). The risk factors; body condition and purpose status of the equines in the study area were significantly associated with the occurrence of strongyle parasites (p