Mouflon’s parasitofauna (Ovis ammon musimon, Pallas, 1811) from various natural and anthropised biotopes from the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

Therefore, the study of the mouflon's parasitofauna of different ages from various biotopes of the Republic of Moldova highlighted a high and diversified level of their infestation with various parasitic agents. At the mouflons from the Republican Reproduction Center, Forest Enclosure “Mândrești” Telenești district, the following parasitic structure was highlighted: Trematoda Class - 3 species (D. lanceolatum, Fasciola hepatica, Paramphistomum cervi); Secernentae Class - 6 species (Strongyloides papillosus, Cooperia punctata, Capillaria bovis, Ostertagia ostertagi, Toxocara vitulorum, Trichostrongylus axei); Cestoda Class - one species: (Moniezia benedeni) and Conoidosida Class with 6 species: (E. asymmetrica, E. austriaca, E. ponderosa, E. capreoli, E. bovis, E. ovinoidalis). At the mouflons maintained in the Zoo from Chișinău town, was highlighted the following parasitic structure: Trematoda Class - 2 species (D. lanceolatum, Fasciola hepatica); Secernentae Class - 5 species (Strongyloides papillosus, Cooperia punctata, Capillaria bovis, Toxocara vitulorum, Trichostrongylus axei) and Conoidosida Class with 5 species: (E. asymmetrica, E. austriaca, E. ponderosa, E. capreoli, E. ovinoidalis). At the mouflons from the Republican Reproduction Center, Forest Enclosure “Mândrești” Telenești district, was highlighted a higher structure and level of infestation compared to that of mouflons maintained in the Zoo from Chisinau town, this being caused by the performance of irregular deworming works or even their lack at those from the Republican Reproduction Center, Forest Enclosure " Mândrești" , Telenești district.