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Parasitic fauna of Polish konik horses (Equus caballus gmelini Antonius) and their impact on breeding: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2019

K. Slivinska ,
G. Karbowiak ,
J. Gawor ,
Z. Wróblewski ,
Z. Jaworski ,
E. Jastrzębska  and
V. Demeshkant
K. Slivinska*
Affiliation:
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15, Kiev, Ukraine
G. Karbowiak
Affiliation:
Witold Stefanski Institute of Parasitology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, Warsaw, Poland
J. Gawor
Affiliation:
Witold Stefanski Institute of Parasitology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, Warsaw, Poland
Z. Wróblewski
Affiliation:
Veterinary Private Practice, Mickiewicza 41, Pisz, Poland
Z. Jaworski
Affiliation:
Department of Breeding of horses and Riding, University of Warmia and Mazur, Oczapowskiego 5, Olsztyn, Poland
E. Jastrzębska
Affiliation:
Department of Breeding of horses and Riding, University of Warmia and Mazur, Oczapowskiego 5, Olsztyn, Poland
V. Demeshkant
Affiliation:
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25/27, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland
*
Author for correspondence: K. Slivinska, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15, Kiev, Ukraine. E-mail: horsecez@gmail.com
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Abstract

The influence of internal and external parasites on the health of Polish konik horses housed in different types of management strategies in Poland is discussed. This study includes consolidated data of different authors from the past 50 years, supplemented by results of more recent research. A total of 38 species of helminths (i.e., 37 Nematoda and one Cestoda) and five Diptera species were recorded from the horses. Protozoan parasites, Cryptosporidium spp. and Theileria equi, and the Rickettsiales, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, were observed for the first time in Poland.

Keywords

BreedingparasitePolish konik horse

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Animal Health Research Reviews , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , December 2018 , pp. 162 - 165
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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