Abstract:
Out of 92 donkeys examined for gastrointestinal parasites, 90 animals were found infected by one or more gastrointestinal parasites
with an overall prevalence rate of 97.78%. The distributions of the recovered parasites in the different parts of the body were as
follows: stomach, 92.4%, small intestine, 19.6%, caecum, 88%, colon, 80.4%, rectum, 73.9%, and cranial mesenteric artery, 64.1%.
A significant difference was found between mean parasite counts and seasons. Hot wet season had higher mean parasites count
(5411.5 ± 1694.4) in comparison with hot dry (1795.9 ± 399.6) and cool dry (1719.9 ± 522.4) seasons. Although there was no
significant difference between age andmean parasite count, animalsmore than four years old had highmean count (3361.3±921.8)
in comparison with 2330 ± 744.3 and 2030.2 ± 873.1 for young and adults animals, respectively. No significant positive or negative
correlation was found between total parasite counts of infected animals and any of the climatic factors.Theparasites identified were
Habronema spp. (40.2%), Trichostrongylus axei (30.4%), Parascaris equorum(18.5%), Anoplocephala perfoliata (4.35%), Gastrodiscus
aegyptiacus (8.7%), large strongyles (84%), small strongyles (72%), and Oxyuris equi (1.1%).
