Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. IX. Helminths in blesbok. 1978

I G Horak

Four blesbok culled in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve during May 1972 were each infested with Trichostrongylus axei and Impalaia nudicollis. Some of these animals also harboured Haemonchus bedfordi, Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus falculatus, Skrjabinema alata and Avitellina centripunctata. Thirty-two blesbok were culled in pairs at approximately 4-5 week-intervals in the Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve from July 1972 to November 1973. Adult H. contortus were recovered in fair numbers from buck slaughtered from August 1972 to February 1973 and during November 1973. Peak numbers of 4th stage larvae were recovered from individual animals slaughtered during October 1972, February and March, and July to October 1973. Peak burdens of T. falculatus were recovered during October to December 1972 and November 1973. The largest numbers of adult I. nudicollis were recorded from January to July and during September 1973. Other helminths recovered were T. axei, S. alata and A. centripunctata. Avitellina centripunctata, H. bedfordi and S. alata are new records for the blesbok.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009348 Nematoda A phylum of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites. Phasmidia,Secernentea,Sipunculida
D002589 Cestoda A subclass of segmented worms comprising the tapeworms. Raillietina,Tapeworms,Cestodes,Cestodas,Cestode,Raillietinas,Tapeworm
D006189 Haemonchus A genus of parasitic nematode worms which infest the duodenum and stomach of domestic and wild herbivores, which ingest it with the grasses (POACEAE) they eat. Infestation of man is accidental. Hemonchus
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000835 Animals, Wild Animals considered to be wild or feral or not adapted for domestic use. It does not include wild animals in zoos for which ANIMALS, ZOO is available. Animals, Nondomestic,Animals, Nondomesticated,Animals, Feral,Stray Animals,Animal, Feral,Animal, Nondomestic,Animal, Nondomesticated,Animal, Stray,Animal, Wild,Animals, Stray,Feral Animal,Feral Animals,Nondomestic Animal,Nondomestic Animals,Nondomesticated Animal,Nondomesticated Animals,Stray Animal,Wild Animal,Wild Animals
D000866 Antelopes Any of various ruminant mammals of the order Bovidae. They include numerous species in Africa and the American pronghorn. Antelopines,Hippotragines,Antelope,Antelopine,Hippotragine
D001188 Artiodactyla An order of mammals which consists of the even-toed ungulates and includes both RUMINANTS and SWINE. Hippopotamus,Peccary,Peccaries
D012621 Seasons Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal
D013019 South Africa A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960. Republic of South Africa,Union of South Africa
D014251 Trichostrongyloidea A superfamily of nematodes. Most are intestinal parasites of ruminants and accidentally in humans. This superfamily includes seven genera: DICTYOCAULUS; HAEMONCHUS; Cooperia, OSTERTAGIA; Nematodirus, TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; and Hyostrongylus. Trichostrongyloideas

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