Author/Authors :
GÜRLER, Ali Tümay Ondokuz Mayıs University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Parasitology, Turkey , BEYHAN, Yunus Emre Ondokuz Mayıs University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Parasitology, Turkey , BÖLÜKBAŞ, Cenk Soner Ondokuz Mayıs University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Parasitology, Turkey , AÇICI, Mustafa Ondokuz Mayıs University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Parasitology, Turkey , UMUR, Şinasi Ondokuz Mayıs University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Parasitology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Gastro-intestinal helminths of wild rats (brown rat-Rattus norvegicus, Berkenhout 1769) in Samsun, Turkey
Abstract :
This study was carried out to determine the gastrointestinal helminths and their prevalence in the wild rats. For this purpose 34 wild rats were necropsied, and, 27 out of 34 were found infected. Prevalence of helminths were as fallow Strongyloides ratti (79.41%), Heterakis spumosa (79.41%), Hymenolepis diminuta (35.49%) and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (20.59%).
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Helminth , Samsun , Turkey , wild rat
JournalTitle :
Veterinary Journal of Ankara University
