<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>During the years 2015—2016 we obtained 15 samples of faeces of brown bears (<italic>Ursus arctos</italic>) and 2 samples of gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of young female brown bears for helminthological examinations. The samples of faeces were collected from various sites in the protected landscape area CHKO-Poľana, and the gastrointestinal tracts originated from bears hunted down in the same area within permitted regulation of bear population for 2015. Of the 17 samples collected from the CHKO-Poľana area, 13 were positive for the presence of parasites (76.47 %). Parasitological examinations revealed the presence of 5 species of endoparasites: <italic>Eimeria</italic>, <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic>, <italic>Sarcocystis</italic>, <italic>Baylisascaris</italic> and <italic>Ancylostoma</italic>. Roundworms <italic>Baylisascaris transfuga</italic> (46.15 %) and <italic>Ancylostoma</italic> spp. (30.77 %) were the dominant species. Observation of the seasonal dynamics showed the highest prevalence of parasites during autumn and winter.</p></abstract>

During the years 2015—2016 we obtained 15 samples of faeces of brown bears (Ursus arctos) and 2 samples of gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of young female brown bears for helminthological examinations. The samples of faeces were collected from various sites in the protected landscape area CHKO-Poľana, and the gastrointestinal tracts originated from bears hunted down in the same area within permitted regulation of bear population for 2015. Of the 17 samples collected from the CHKO-Poľana area, 13 were positive for the presence of parasites (76.47 %). Parasitological examinations revealed the presence of 5 species of endoparasites: Eimeria, Cryptosporidium, Sarcocystis, Baylisascaris and Ancylostoma. Roundworms Baylisascaris transfuga (46.15 %) and Ancylostoma spp. (30.77 %) were the dominant species. Observation of the seasonal dynamics showed the highest prevalence of parasites during autumn and winter.

Parasitofauna of Brown Bear (<italic>Ursus arctos</italic>) in the Protected Landscape Area CHKO — Poľana

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Parasitofauna of Brown Bear () in the Protected Landscape Area CHKO — Poľana

During the years 2015—2016 we obtained 15 samples of faeces of brown bears (Ursus arctos) and 2 samples of gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of young female brown...

Parasitofauna of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in the Protected Landscape Area CHKO — Poľana

Published Online: Dec 28, 2016

Page range: 20 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0033

Keywords
brown bear (),

© 2016 Orosová, T. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parasitofauna of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in the Protected Landscape Area CHKO — Poľana

Published Online: Dec 28, 2016

Page range: 20 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0033

Keywordsbrown bear (),

© 2016 Orosová, T. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
brown bear (),