Seasonal dynamics of Donkey Helminthosis in West Shewa and

Yoseph Shiferaw 1

Seasonal variation in the parasite burden and body condition of

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working donkeys in East Shewa and West Shewa regions of Ethiopia

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Yoseph S.1, Smith D.G.2, Mengistu A.1, Teklu F.3, Firew T.1 and

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Betere Y.1

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2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. E-mail [email protected]

Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organisation, Holetta Research Centre, PO Box

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Scotland, UK, AB24 3FX. Email [email protected]*

Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen,

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Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Adami Tulu, PO Box 35, Zway, Ethiopia.

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*Address to which correspondence should be sent

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Keywords

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Helminths, Donkey, Ethiopia,

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Yoseph Shiferaw

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Abstract

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A yearlong survey of donkeys arriving at markets in three localities in East and West

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Shewa regions of central Ethiopia was carried out during 2002. Total faecal worm

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egg counts and body condition scores were measured for a total of 963 donkeys over a

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twelve-month period.

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between localities but there was significant (p