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Identity of rumen fluke in deer
- Source :
- Parasitology Research. 113:4097-4103
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014.
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Abstract
- As evidence is growing that in many temperate areas paramphistome infections are becoming more common and widespread, this study was undertaken to determine the role of deer as reservoirs for rumen fluke infections in livestock. A total of 144 deer faecal samples (88 from fallow deer, 32 from red deer and 24 samples from sika, sika/red deer hybrids) were screened for the presence of fluke eggs. Based on the ITS-2 rDNA locus plus flanking 5.8S and 28S sequences (ITS-2+), fluke eggs were identified to species level. Our results indicate that, of the 3 deer species, fallow deer had the highest fluke infection rates. Two rumen fluke species, Calicophoron daubneyi and Paramphistomum leydeni, with morphologically distinct eggs, were identified. Concurrent infections of the two paramphistome species and liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, were common. Considering the comparatively low egg burdens observed in this study, it is unlikely that deer represent a significant source of infection for Irish livestock.
- Subjects :
- Veterinary medicine
Rumen
animal diseases
Helminth genetics
Trematode Infections
Feces
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
RNA, Ribosomal, 28S
parasitic diseases
Parasite Egg Count
Animals
Fasciola hepatica
Paramphistomatidae
Hybrid
General Veterinary
biology
business.industry
Deer
General Medicine
DNA, Helminth
Liver fluke
biology.organism_classification
RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S
Infectious Diseases
Insect Science
Parasitology
Livestock
business
Ireland
Calicophoron daubneyi
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321955 and 09320113
- Volume :
- 113
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Parasitology Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....af26cdd83acc7f384546e098baabebd3