@article{article_442979, title={Prevalence of Lungworm in Lungs with Macroscopically Verminous Pneumonia and in Sheep with Respiratory Syndrome}, journal={Van Veterinary Journal}, volume={29}, pages={153–157}, year={2018}, author={Can, Veysel and Özdal, Nalan and Oğuz, Bekir}, keywords={Lungworms,Sheep,Van}, abstract={ This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of lungworm in lungs with macroscopically verminous pneumonia and in sheep with respiratory syndrome in Van province. For this purpose, 120 sheep lungs and 120 sheep feces were examined. Prevalence of lungworm infection was 85% ve 62.5% by coproscopy and necropsy, respectively. C. ocreatus , D. filaria , P. rufescens were found in %80.39; %64, %31.37; %32 and %18.62; %54 of lungs and faeces of the infected animals with lungworm, respectively. M. capillaris was not found in the lung examination but was found in 16% by the fecal examination. It was observed that 71,6%; 41.3% of lung and fecal samples were infected with one species while 26,5%; 50.7% with two species and 2%; 8% with three species, respectively. Individual parasite burdens of sheep infected with C. ocreatus , D.filaria and P. rufescens was recorded as 1-18 (mean 6.23), 1-30 (mean 5.13) and 1-23 (mean 4.95), respectively. }, number={3}, publisher={Van Yuzuncu Yıl University}