Helminths of Wild Boars Hunting in the Belgrade Area

Authors: Pavlovic I*, Zdravkovic N and Gavrilovic P

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000421

Volume 5, Issue 6

Abstract

There are multiple areas in the vicinity of Belgrade that are inhabited by wild boars. The aim of the current study was to the investigation of biodiversity and prevalence of intestinal and pulmonary helminths of wild swine in the broader Belgrade area. The study was carried out on 47 wild boars (14 males and 33 females), shot by authorized hunters, and collected during the hunting period between 01.12.2018. and 31.01.2020. During the examination, we occurred Metastrongylus elongatus (56.25%), Hyostrongylus rubidus (21.87%), Physocephalus sexalatus (18.75%), Globocephalus urosubulatus (15.62%), Macracanthorhynchus hиrudиnaceus (12.50%), Ascaris suum (9.37%) and Trichuris suis (6.25%).

Keywords: Helminths; Wild Boars; Belgrade; Serbia

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