Helminth Fauna of Roe Deer (Capreolus Capreolus) in Ukraine: Biodiversity and Parasite Community

The results of survey of helminth species diversity of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) from nine regions of Ukraine are presented. Ninety-two roe deer from Chernigivska, Zhytomyrska, Kyivska, Vinnytska, Rivnenska, Ternopilska, Khmelnitska, Sumska and Cherkasska regions were examined by the partial helminthological dissection. Totally 30,753 helminth specimens were collected and identified by morphological criteria. Prevalence of roe deer infection with helminths was 92.4%. Sixteen helminth species (1 of the Class Trematoda, 2 — of Cestoda and 13 — of Nematoda) were found. Setaria cervi (prevalence — 10.9%) was found in visceral cavity. Dictyocaulus eckerti (6.9%) and D. capreolus (2.3%) was found in lungs. Taenia hydatigena larvae (2.3%) were found in mesentery. Paramfistomum cervi (10.9%), Haemonchus contortus (57.6%), Ashworthius sidemi (40.2%), Marshallagia marshalli (15.2%), Nematodirus oiratinus (1.1%), Trichostrongylus axei (3.3%) were found in stomach. Moniesia expansa (1.1%), Bunostomum phlebotomum (10.9%) were found in small intestine. Trichocephalus ovis (18.5%), Oesophagostomum venulosum (7.6%) and O. dentatum (1.1%) were found in caecum. Chabertia ovina (28.3%) was found in large intestine. Forty-four helminth associations were separated in the roe deer examined. Пред _тавлены результаты и _ _ледовани _ видового разнообрази _ гельминтов ко _ули (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) из 9 регионов Украины. Методом ча _тичного гельминтологиче _кого в _крыти _ были и _ _ледованы 92 ко _ули из Чернигов _кой, Житомир _кой, Киев _кой, Винницкой, Ровен _кой, Тернополь _кой, Хмельницкой, Сум _кой и Черка _ _кой обла _тей. Собрано и определено до вида по морфологиче _ким критери _м 30 753 _кз. гельминтов. Эк _тен _ивно _ть инвазии (ЭИ) и _ _ледованных ко _уль гельминтами _о _тавила 92,4%. Обнаружено 16 видов гельминтов (1 вид трематод, 2 вида це _тод и 13 нематод). Setaria cervi (ЭИ - 10,9%) обнаружены в поло _ти тела ко _уль; Dictyocaulus eckerti (ЕI - 6,9%) и D. capreolus (2,3%) - в легких. Личиночные _тадии Taenia hydatigena (2,3%) вы _влены на брыжейке. Paramfistomum cervi (10,9%), Haemonchus contortus(57,6%), Ashworthius sidemi(40,2%), Marshallagia marshalli(15,2%), Nematodirus oiratinus(1,1%) и Trichostrongylus axei (3,3%) обнаружены в желудке. Moniesia expansa (1,1%), Bunostomum phlebotomum(10,9%) зареги _трированы в тонком кишечнике. Trichocephalus ovis (18,5%), Oesophagostomum venulosum(7,6%) и O. dentatum (1,1%) обнаружены в _ычуге