DISTRIBUTION OF MONIEZIOSES IN RUMINANT ANIMALS OF AZERBAIJAN, ZONAL DISTRIBUTION AND DYNAMIC OF NUMBER OF ORIBATID MITES THE INTERMEDIATE HOSTS OF MONIEZIA EXPANSA, M. BENEDENI (CESTODA, ANOPLOCEPHALATA)

Abstract

Monieziosis is widely distributed between agricultural ruminant animals in Azerbaijan: in sheep-57,4%, in goats-25, 4%, in cattle-38, 0% and in buffalos-21, 6%. In summer and winter pastures of the republic there were registered 54 species of the oribatid mites, from them 27 species are intermediate hosts of moniezia. The following species play a great role in keeping of monieziosis invasion in nature: Sch. latipes, Sch. laevigatus, Sch. longiporosus, Zyg. tericola, Zyg. frisiae, Zyg. cognata, Zyg. skryabini, Gal. obvia, Cer. cisalpinus, Op. expansa, O. minus etc. These species are widely distributed in all pastures of the republic, have a big density and are most susceptible to infected eggs of moniezia.

Keywords

• sheep
• cattle
• buffalo
• moniezia expansa
• m. benedeni
• oribatid mites
• epizootology
• azerbaijan