Helminths and arthropoda in buffalo farms from the Lazio region (Italy)

摘要

Information on the presence and distribution of helminths and arthropoda in water buffaloes from the Lazio region of Central Italy (where 18% of Italian water buffaloes are bred) is very fragmentary and scant. In addition, they derive from studies conducted in past periods when buffaloes were mainly bred on pasture and when anthelmintic treatments were not widely used (e.g. Rivellini et al., 1972). For these reasons, the present survey was aimed at obtaining up-to-date information on the distribution of helminths and arthropoda in water buffaloes from the Lazio region, where the farm management system is now characterized by intensive breeding techniques.