Exchanged communities of abomasal nematodes in cervids with a first report on Mazamastrongylus dagestanica in red deer

Abstract

Among large wild game in Poland, the most numerous cervids are red deer and roe deer. Although these species live free, they should be under veterinary supervision because they can transmit infectious agents and parasites to livestock. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biodiversity of the abomasal nematodes which parasitise cervids and present the visual and dimensional characteristics of their spicules.

Keywords

• cervus elaphus
• capreolus capreolus
• gastric worms
• internal transcribe spacer 2 genetic marker