Abstract

HERNANDEZ-SERRATOS, Midori  and  DIAZ-SANCHEZ, Víctor. Pulmonary verminosis in small ruminants, description of the disease, prevention, control and treatment. CienciaUAT [online]. 2022, vol.17, n.1, pp.152-161.  Epub Oct 10, 2022. ISSN 2007-7858.  https://doi.org/10.29059/cienciauat.v17i1.1653.

Pulmonary verminosis is one of the most important parasites affecting sheep and goats. It is caused by Dictyocaulus filaria, Protostrongylus rufescens and Muellerius capillaris nematodes. The objective of this work was to present recent information on verminosis in sheep and goats. Its pathogenicity depends on the number of larvae and their location in the lung parenchyma, which can cause bronchopneumonia, sometimes fatal. The disease can be clinical or subclinical, with signs such as cough, tachypnea, runny nose, and growth retardation. Diagnosis can be made by detecting first-stage larvae (L1) in feces, using the Baermann technique. Benzimidazoles, macrocyclic lactones and imidazothiazoles can be used for treatment. Despite the little importance that is usually given to the disease, it can affect production parameters, and decrease weight gain, as well as predispose to secondary bronchopneumonia, affecting the profitability of production units.

Keywords : pulmonary verminosis; small ruminants; lungworms.

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