caa a22 4500 445343125 CHVBK 20180317142820.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-011-2362-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-011-2362-z Prevalence of helminths in horses in the state of Brandenburg, Germany [Elektronische Daten] [Barbara Hinney, Nicole Wirtherle, Moses Kyule, Norbert Miethe, Karl-Hans Zessin, Peter-Henning Clausen] The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of helminths in the horse population of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. One hundred and twenty-six horse farms in the state were selected by randomised stratified sampling. In total, 1,407 horses across all farms were examined coproscopically. The experimental unit was the horse farm: a farm was considered infected when at least one horse on the farm investigated was positive for helminth eggs. Animal details such as age, breed and sex were collected for all study horses and analysed for risk of infection. Risk was defined as horses having an above-average shedding of strongyle eggs. The following prevalence on horse farm level were established: Cyathostominae (98.4%), ascarids (16.7%), tapeworms (14.3%), pinworms (8.7%) and strongyloides (4,0%). The large strongyle Strongylus vulgaris was identified on only one farm. Liver flukes and lungworms were not found. Age, breed and sex were identified as risk factors for high shedding of strongyle eggs of individual animals: odds ratios for higher shedding intensities were 4.18 for yearlings and 2.42 for fillies compared to adult animals, and 3.69 for heavy breeds and 4.94 for wild horses compared to thoroughbreds. Mares and stallions did shed more strongyle eggs than geldings. Knowledge about the helminth prevalence will allow the issuance of specific treatment recommendations. Furthermore, the information on risk factors of individual horses will facilitate targeting single animals for selective treatments. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Hinney Barbara Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut Wirtherle Nicole Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut Kyule Moses International Animal Health, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut Miethe Norbert International Animal Health, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut Zessin Karl-Hans International Animal Health, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut Clausen Peter-Henning Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/5(2011-05-01), 1083-1091 0932-0113 108:5<1083 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2362-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2362-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hinney Barbara Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wirtherle Nicole Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kyule Moses International Animal Health, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Miethe Norbert International Animal Health, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zessin Karl-Hans International Animal Health, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Clausen Peter-Henning Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, 14193, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/5(2011-05-01), 1083-1091 0932-0113 108:5<1083 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer