Microscopía y Principales Características Morfológicas de Algunos Ectoparásitos de Interés Veterinario

Translated title of the contribution: Microscopy and morphological characteristics of some ectoparasites of veterinary interest

Adriana Del Pilar Pulido-Villamarín, Rubiela Castañeda-Salazar, Humberto Ibarra Ávila, Luis David Gómez-Méndez, Angélica María Barbosa-Buitrago

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Abstract

The ectoparasites significantly affect the health status of the animals due to their toxic and allergic effects that cause a detriment in their welfare and additionally may have a negative effect on feed conversion rates in farm animals. Ectoparasites can affect animals of all species and ages, being the young animals the most susceptible. The importance of a proper diagnosis of these health problems is given not only by the discomfort they generate in their hosts, but by the fact that they can transmit other pathogens. The aim of this paper was to describe some morphological characteristics of specific ectoparasites that have veterinary importance, especially under the prevailing environmental conditions in Colombia.

Translated title of the contributionMicroscopy and morphological characteristics of some ectoparasites of veterinary interest
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)91-113
Number of pages23
JournalRevista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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