Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in winter slaughtered reindeer of northern Finland

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Hrabok, Jackie T., Oksanen, Antti, Nieminen, Mauri, Waller, Peter J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009
• Subjects: arrested development; Nematodirinae; Ostertagia gruehneri; parasites; semi-domesticated reindeer; Korkea; Matala; Northern Finland; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/194; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.2.194

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal nematodes in winter-slaughtered reindeer during 2002-2004, from northern reindeer herding cooperatives in Finland. Ostertagia gruehneri of the abomasum was prevalent with low levels of infections in 100% of...