Nematodes of the Genus Тrichuris (Nematoda, Trichuridae) Parasitizing Sheep in Central and South-Eastern Regions of Ukraine

Yevstafieva, V. A., Yuskiv, I. D., Melnychuk, V. V., Yasnolob, I. O., Kovalenko, V. A., Horb, K. O.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vzoo-2018-0020

Abstract

Abundance and distribution of nematodes of the genus Тrichuris Schrank, 1788 parasitizing domestic sheep (Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758) were studied in Poltava, Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia Regions of Ukraine. Three species of Тrichuris were found, Trichuris skrjabini Baskakov, 1924, Trichuris оvis Abildgaard, 1795 and Trichuris globulosa Linstow, 1901. Trichuris оvis and T. skrjabini were more common (54.9 and 35.7 %), whereas Т. globulosa was relatively rare (9.4 %) in the studied material. New species-specific and sex-related morphological characters and metric indices were reviewed as useful in better identifi cation of T. skrjabini, Т. оvis and Т. globulosa parasitizing sheep.

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