A STUDY OF PARASITIC INFECTION IN CAMEL AND LLAMA AT GIZA ZOO (EGYPT)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Animal Health Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Camels and llamas from Giza zoo (Egypt) were examined for gas­tro - intestinal parasites. E. bacteriani, E. dromedarii and E. pellerdyi were the predominant Eimeria spp. found in 7 Zoo camels. The infection rate reached its peak during September, while the lowest was during win­ter . Camels had Trichuris sp., Capillaria sp. and Trichostrongylus  spp. eggs, while llamas had Trichostrongylus spp. eggs only.