Gastrointestinal parasites in red‑legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) hunted in Spain: a warning to game managers

Martínez Carrasco-Pleite, Carlos; Tizzani, Paolo; Berriatua, Eduardo; Ruiz de Ybáñez Carnero, María del Rocío; Arcenillas Hernández, Irene

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Gastrointestinal parasites in red‑legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) hunted in Spain: a warning to game managers

dc.contributor.author	Martínez Carrasco-Pleite, Carlos
dc.contributor.author	Tizzani, Paolo
dc.contributor.author	Berriatua, Eduardo
dc.contributor.author	Ruiz de Ybáñez Carnero, María del Rocío
dc.contributor.author	Arcenillas Hernández, Irene
dc.contributor.department	Sanidad Animal
dc.date.accessioned	2023-12-19T12:19:14Z
dc.date.available	2023-12-19T12:19:14Z
dc.date.issued	2022-07-07
dc.description	© 2022. The authors. This document is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the accepted version of a published Work that appeared in final form in Veterinary Research Communications. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-022-09968-7	es
dc.description.abstract	Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) populations are currently declining in the Iberian Peninsula, mainly due to habitat degradation and hunting pressure. In addition, the release of farm-reared partridges may introduce pathogens, including parasites, to wild populations. The presence of digestive parasites in red-legged partridges hunted in ffteen Spanish provinces was studied. Fecal samples and gastrointestinal tracts were collected, analyzed, and the morphometric identifcation of parasites was carried out. Eimeria spp. oocysts, nematode, cestode and trematode eggs were observed in fecal samples. Adult nematodes (Ascaridia galli, Ascaridia compar, Heterakis gallinarum, Heterakis tenuicauda, Trichostrongylus tenuis, Subulura spp., Cyrnea spp. and Aonchotheca caudinfata), tapeworms (Raillietina tetragona, R. echinobothrida, R. micracantha, Rhabdometra nigropunctata, and Choanotaenia infundibulum), and trematodes (Brachylaima spp., Brachylecithum spp., Dicrocoelium spp.) were identifed in the gastrointestinal tracts. Signifcant statistical diferences were found among climatic regions in the prevalence and intensity of Eimeria spp. infection, median intensity and the prevalence of indirect life cycle helminths, with Southern areas always showing higher infection values. The study provides information of the health status of red-legged partridges in Spain, highlighting the risk associated with the release of farm-reared partridges for restocking purposes. This should be taken into account to improve management strategies for the long-term conservation of the species.	es
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-022-09968-7
dc.identifier.eisbn	Veterinary Research Communications (2022) 46:1051–1062	es
dc.identifier.issn	Print: 0165-7380
dc.identifier.issn	Electronic: 1573-7446
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/136753
dc.language	eng	es
dc.relation	Fundación para el Estudio y Defensa de la Naturaleza y la Caza (FEDENCA)	es
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Bioclimatic region	es
dc.subject	Eimeria	es
dc.subject	Helminths	es
dc.subject	Management	es
dc.subject	Parasites	es
dc.subject	Red-legged partridge	es
dc.title	Gastrointestinal parasites in red‑legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) hunted in Spain: a warning to game managers	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es
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