RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Borkovcová, Marie
T1 Parasitocenoses in productional rodent breeds in Czech Republic
JF Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
YR 2014
VO 57
IS 1
SP 27
OP 34
DO 10.11118/actaun200957010027
UL https://acta.mendelu.cz/artkey/acu-200901-0002.php
AB Aim of this work was to monitor the occurrence of most common parasites of rodents in 13 commercial and hobby breeds. Most often detected protozoans belonged to genera Giardia, Eimeria and Cryptosporidium, tapeworms Hymenolepis nana and H. diminuta, nematods Syphacia obvelata and Aspiculuris tetraptera and mites Ornithonyssus bacoti, Laelaps hilaris and Notoedres muris. Diseases broke out mainly during summer months. In animals with clinical signs of illnesses there was an expectation of parasite presence, and most of them were nematods - 80%, tapeworms - 45.2%, protozoans - 41.1% and ectoparasites - 22%. Samples of animals without clinical signs of illnesses contained nematods - 16%, tapeworms - 11%, coccidians - 6% and ectoparasites - 0%. Besides evaluation of all samples, breeding conditions were evaluated as well. Consequently plan was made to remove the causes of parasitoses for each monitored breed. Most dangerous parasites were coccidians of the genus Cryptosporidium, which caused high mortality of the young animals. In Czech Republic high percent of breeds are contaminated with parasites, however, there is little experience in how to deal with these illnesses. Results are weak and low-quality breeds, especially of mice and common rats. Important protection is buying animals from well-known and verified breed with no signs of illness and also regular control of excrement samples.