The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of tapeworm infections based on fecal sample examinations (McMaster method) in Arabian horses from two stud farms and post-mortem investigations in horses slaughtered for meat from small farms. The mean seasonal prevalence of tapeworm infection based on fecal sample examinations was 7.0% and 4.1% in the two stud farms. Tapeworm eggs were found more often in 2-year-old horses and mares than in yearlings, while they were not found in housed stallions. The prevalence of the infection was highest in April (9.3%) in one stud farm and in October (8.5%) in the second. Based on post-mortem examinations, A. perfoliata were found in 6 (7.2%) among 83 examined horses. A mean intensity of infection was 71.2 specimens, with a maximum 367 specimens found. Infection was revealed in 5.2% of mares and 12% of geldings and stallions as well as in one foal (4.5%). The average annual prevalence of tapeworm infections of horses from stud farms based on fecal sample examinations was small, from 4.1% to 7.0%. The dynamic of tapeworm infections of horses from stud farms was different during the pasture season. The mean prevalence of tapeworm infections of horses from individual breeding systems based on necropsy was similar: 7.2%.
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