Helminth Fauna of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Ukraine: Biodiversity and Parasite Community
The results of survey of helminth species diversity of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) from nine regions of Ukraine are presented. Ninetytwo roe deer from Chernigivska, Zhytomyrska, Kyivska, Vinnytska, Rivnenska, Ternopilska, Khmelnitska, Sumska and Cherkasska regions were examined by...
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irk-123456789-656562014-07-01T03:01:20Z Helminth Fauna of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Ukraine: Biodiversity and Parasite Community Kuzmina, T.A. Kharchenko, V.A. Malega, A.M. Фауна и систематика The results of survey of helminth species diversity of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) from nine regions of Ukraine are presented. Ninetytwo roe deer from Chernigivska, Zhytomyrska, Kyivska, Vinnytska, Rivnenska, Ternopilska, Khmelnitska, Sumska and Cherkasska regions were examined by the partial helminthological dissection. Totally 30,753 helminth specimens were collected and identified by morphological criteria. Prevalence of roe deer infection with helminths was 92.4%. Sixteen helminth species (1 of the Class Trematoda, 2 — of Cestoda and 13 — of Nematoda) were found. Setaria cervi (prevalence — 10.9%) was found in visceral cavity. Dictyocaulus eckerti (6.9%) and D. capreolus (2.3%) was found in lungs. Taenia hydatigena larvae (2.3%) were found in mesentery. Paramfistomum cervi (10.9%), Haemonchus contortus (57.6%), Ashworthius sidemi (40.2%), Marshallagia marshalli (15.2%), Nematodirus oiratinus (1.1%), Trichostrongylus axei (3.3%) were found in stomach. Moniesia expansa (1.1%), Bunostomum phlebotomum (10.9%) were found in small intestine. Trichocephalus ovis (18.5%), Oesophagostomum venulosum (7.6%) and O. dentatum (1.1%) were found in caecum. Chabertia ovina (28.3%) was found in large intestine. Forty-four helminth associations were separated in the roe deer examined. Представлены результаты исследования видового разнообразия гельминтов косули (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) из 9 регионов Украины. Методом частичного гельминтологического вскрытия были исследованы 92 косули из Черниговской, Житомирской, Киевской, Винницкой, Ровенской, Тернопольской, Хмельницкой, Сумской и Черкасской областей. Собрано и определено до вида по морфо.логическим критериям 30 753 экз. гельминтов. Экстенсивность инвазии (ЭИ) исследованных косуль гельминтами составила 92,4%. Обнаружено 16 видов гельминтов (1 вид трематод, 2 вида цестод и 13 нематод). Setaria cervi (ЭИ — 10,9%) обнаружены в полости тела косуль; Dictyocaulus eckerti (ЕI — 6,9%) и D. capreolus (2,3%) — в легких. Личиночные стадии Taenia hydatigena (2,3%) выявлены на брыжейке. Paramfistomum cervi (10,9%), Haemonchus contortus (57,6%), Ashworthius sidemi (40,2%), Marshallagia marshalli (15,2%), Nematodirus oiratinus (1,1%) и Trichostrongylus axei (3,3%) обнаружены в желудке. Moniesia expansa (1,1%), Bunostomum phlebotomum (10,9%) зарегистрированы в тонком кишечнике. Trichocephalus ovis (18,5%), Oesophagostomum venulosum (7,6%) и O. dentatum (1,1%) обнаружены в сычуге. Chabertia ovina (28,3%) выявлена в толстом кишечнике косуль. Выделено 44 ассоциаций гельминтов. 2010 Article Helminth Fauna of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Ukraine: Biodiversity and Parasite Community / T.A. Kuzmina, V.A. Kharchenko, A.M. Malega // Вестник зоологии. — 2010. — Т. 44, № 1. — С. 15–22. — Бібліогр.: 42 назв. — англ. 0084-5604 http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/65656 595.1:599.735.31(477) en Вестник зоологии Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України |
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The results of survey of helminth species diversity of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) from nine regions of Ukraine are presented. Ninetytwo roe deer from Chernigivska, Zhytomyrska, Kyivska, Vinnytska, Rivnenska, Ternopilska, Khmelnitska, Sumska and Cherkasska regions were examined by the partial helminthological dissection. Totally 30,753 helminth specimens were collected and identified by morphological criteria. Prevalence of roe deer infection with helminths was 92.4%. Sixteen helminth species (1 of the Class Trematoda, 2 — of Cestoda and 13 — of Nematoda) were found. Setaria cervi (prevalence — 10.9%) was found in visceral cavity. Dictyocaulus eckerti (6.9%) and D. capreolus (2.3%) was found in lungs. Taenia hydatigena larvae (2.3%) were found in mesentery. Paramfistomum cervi (10.9%), Haemonchus contortus (57.6%), Ashworthius sidemi (40.2%), Marshallagia marshalli (15.2%), Nematodirus oiratinus (1.1%), Trichostrongylus axei (3.3%) were found in stomach. Moniesia expansa (1.1%), Bunostomum phlebotomum (10.9%) were found in small intestine. Trichocephalus ovis (18.5%), Oesophagostomum venulosum (7.6%) and O. dentatum (1.1%) were found in caecum. Chabertia ovina (28.3%) was found in large intestine. Forty-four helminth associations were separated in the roe deer examined. |
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UDC 595.1:599.735.31(477)
HELMINTH FAUNA OF ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS)
IN UKRAINE: BIODIVERSITY AND PARASITE COMMUNITY
T. A. Kuzmina, V. A. Kharchenko, A. M. Malega
Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
B. Chmielnicky str., 15, Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine
E-mail: taniak@izan.kiev.ua
Received 7 July 2009
Accepted 2 December 2009
Helminth Fauna of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Ukraine: Biodiversity and Parasite Community.
Kuzmina T. A., Kharchenko V. A., Malega A. M. — The results of survey of helminth species diversity
of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) from nine regions of Ukraine are presented. Ninety-
two roe deer from Chernigivska, Zhytomyrska, Kyivska, Vinnytska, Rivnenska, Ternopilska, Khmelnitska,
Sumska and Cherkasska regions were examined by the partial helminthological dissection. Totally 30,753
helminth specimens were collected and identified by morphological criteria. Prevalence of roe deer infection
with helminths was 92.4%. Sixteen helminth species (1 of the Class Trematoda, 2 — of Cestoda and 13 —
of Nematoda) were found. Setaria cervi (prevalence — 10.9%) was found in visceral cavity. Dictyocaulus
eckerti (6.9%) and D. capreolus (2.3%) was found in lungs. Taenia hydatigena larvae (2.3%) were found
in mesentery. Paramfistomum cervi (10.9%), Haemonchus contortus (57.6%), Ashworthius sidemi (40.2%),
Marshallagia marshalli (15.2%), Nematodirus oiratinus (1.1%), Trichostrongylus axei (3.3%) were found
in stomach. Moniesia expansa (1.1%), Bunostomum phlebotomum (10.9%) were found in small intestine.
Trichocephalus ovis (18.5%), Oesophagostomum venulosum (7.6%) and O. dentatum (1.1%) were found
in caecum. Chabertia ovina (28.3%) was found in large intestine. Forty-four helminth associations were
separated in the roe deer examined.
Ke y wo r d s: roe deer, Capreolus capreolus, helminth biodiversity, Ukraine.
Ãåëüìèíòîôàóíà êîñóëè (Capreolus capreolus) â Óêðàèíå: âèäîâîé ñîñòàâ è ïàðàçèòàðíîå ñîîáùåñòâî.
Êóçüìèíà Ò. À., Õàð÷åíêî Â. À., Ìàëåãà À. Ì. — Ïðåäñòàâëåíû ðåçóëüòàòû èññëåäîâàíèÿ âèäîâîãî
ðàçíîîáðàçèÿ ãåëüìèíòîâ êîñóëè (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) èç 9 ðåãèîíîâ Óêðàèíû.
Ìåòîäîì ÷àñòè÷íîãî ãåëüìèíòîëîãè÷åñêîãî âñêðûòèÿ áûëè èññëåäîâàíû 92 êîñóëè èç
×åðíèãîâñêîé, Æèòîìèðñêîé, Êèåâñêîé, Âèííèöêîé, Ðîâåíñêîé, Òåðíîïîëüñêîé, Õìåëüíèöêîé,
Ñóìñêîé è ×åðêàññêîé îáëàñòåé. Ñîáðàíî è îïðåäåëåíî äî âèäà ïî ìîðôîëîãè÷åñêèì êðèòåðèÿì
30 753 ýêç. ãåëüìèíòîâ. Ýêñòåíñèâíîñòü èíâàçèè (ÝÈ) èññëåäîâàííûõ êîñóëü ãåëüìèíòàìè
ñîñòàâèëà 92,4%. Îáíàðóæåíî 16 âèäîâ ãåëüìèíòîâ (1 âèä òðåìàòîä, 2 âèäà öåñòîä è 13 íåìàòîä).
Setaria cervi (ÝÈ — 10,9%) îáíàðóæåíû â ïîëîñòè òåëà êîñóëü; Dictyocaulus eckerti (ÅI — 6,9%) è
D. capreolus (2,3%) — â ëåãêèõ. Ëè÷èíî÷íûå ñòàäèè Taenia hydatigena (2,3%) âûÿâëåíû íà
áðûæåéêå. Paramfistomum cervi (10,9%), Haemonchus contortus (57,6%), Ashworthius sidemi (40,2%),
Marshallagia marshalli (15,2%), Nematodirus oiratinus (1,1%) è Trichostrongylus axei (3,3%) îáíàðóæåíû
â æåëóäêå. Moniesia expansa (1,1%), Bunostomum phlebotomum (10,9%) çàðåãèñòðèðîâàíû â òîíêîì
êèøå÷íèêå. Trichocephalus ovis (18,5%), Oesophagostomum venulosum (7,6%) è O. dentatum (1,1%)
îáíàðóæåíû â ñû÷óãå. Chabertia ovina (28,3%) âûÿâëåíà â òîëñòîì êèøå÷íèêå êîñóëü. Âûäåëåíî
44 àññîöèàöèé ãåëüìèíòîâ.
Êëþ÷åâûå ñ ëîâ à: êîñóëè, Capreolus capreolus, ãåëüìèíòîôàóíà, Óêðàèíà.
Introduction
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L., 1758) is one of the most popular game animals in Ukraine. Every year
thousands of roe deer are bagged. The population of roe deer has shown a tendency to decrease during the last
decade, due to increase of poaching (Mezhzherin, 2008) and decrease of game-preserve areas in Ukraine.
According to official data of the Forestry State Department of Ukraine, now the total roe deer population in
Ukraine is about 131.8 thousands individuals (Statistic…, 2008).
Vestnik zoologii, 44(1): 15–22, 2010
Roe deer are parasitized by a variety of helminths, particularly nematodes. Helminth biodiversity of roe
deer in European countries with significant populations of these cervids was intensively studied (Nickel et al.,
1978; Vety´s
�
ka, 1980; Govorka et al., 1988; Zaffaroni et al., 1996, 2000; Rossi et al., 1997; Panadero et al.,
2001). Fauna of roe deer parasites has been investigated in the neighboring countries: in Belorussia (Kochko,
Yakubovski, 2000; Shimalov, Shimalov, 2003; Anisimova et al., 2008), Poland (Dro
.´zd.
z et al., 1987, 1992;
Demiaszkiewicz et al., 2001), Czech and Slovakia (Kotrla ´, Kotrly´, 1980; Vety´s
�
ka, 1980), western regions of
Russia (Muromtsev, 2008). However, the helminth fauna of roe deer in Ukraine has not been studied yet.
Fragmentary data on roe deer parasites in Ukraine have been published in 50–70th years of the previous century
(Rukhliadev, 1964; Nazarova, 1967; Dvojnos, Pogrebniak, 1977). Modern state of helminth fauna was briefly
investigated by V. A. Kharchenko (2004) and V. A. Kharchenko et al. (2004).
Mild and humid climatic conditions of the Forest and Forest-Steppe zones of Ukraine and abundance
of wild ungulates promote development, circulation and spreading of a variety of helminth parasites in natural
ecosystems. Keeping of a number of wild ungulates at restricted areas of natural and hunting reserves facilitates
the rising level of animal infection. This state of parasitological situations at natural and hunting reserves in
Ukraine requires detailed investigation, monitoring and control.
In this study, we present the results of a survey of species diversity of roe deer helminths from nine regions
of Ukraine. Analysis of the helminth communities structure and distribution of various helminths in studied
regions was also performed.
Material and methods
Ninety-two roe deer of various age from hunting areas of nine regions of Ukraine (fig. 1): Chernigivska
(18 animals), Zhytomyrska (32), Kyivska (15), Vynnytska (5), Rivnenska (10), Ternopilska (3), Khmelnitska
(2), Poltavska (3), Sumska (2) and Cherkasska (2) regions were examined (fig. 1).
Roe deer were collected at hunting grounds during hunting seasons (November — December) of years
2002–2008. The animals killed by hunters were examined post mortem by the partial helminthological dissection
(Ivashkin et al., 1971). Helminths were collected from separate parts of intestine by successive washing of the
intestine content in saline (Ivashkin et al., 1971), and fixed in 70° ethanol. Prior to identification helminths
were cleared in 80% phenol-glycerin solution. Identification was performed by morphological criteria under
light microscope (Boev et al., 1963; Govorka et al., 1988; Gibbons, Ho �glund, 2002). Totally 30,753 helminth
specimens were collected and identified.
Data summaries and descriptive statistic analyses were calculated using the Microsoft™ Excel.
16 T. A. Kuzmina, V. A. Kharchenko, A. M. Malega
Fig. 1. Map of Ukraine showing the locality of the hunting areas studied.
Ðèñ. 1. Êàðòà Óêðàèíû ñ îáîçíà÷åíèåì èññëåäîâàííûõ îõîòíè÷üèõ óãîäèé.
Results
Prevalence of the roe deer infection with helminths in the present study was 92.4%.
No helminths were found in lung and intestine of 7 animals.
Sixteen helminth species were found: 1 species of Trematoda, 2 — of the Cestoda
and 13 — of Nematoda (tabl. 1).
In roe deer, the helmitnth species were found in associations of 1–2 up to 8 species
per one host. Forty-four helminth associations were separated in the roe deer examined
(tabl. 2)
Twenty roe deer (21.7% of the total number of studied animals) were found to be
infected with one helminth species; 23 roe deer (25%) — with two species, 20 roe deer
(21.7%) — with three species, 15 roe deer (16.3%) — with four species, 3 roe deer
(3.3%) — with 5 species, and one roe deer was parasitized with 8 helminth species.
Bray-Curtic claster analysis shows the most common helminth associations in roe
deer examined (fig. 2)
Biodiversity of helminth fauna significantly differed in separate regions of Ukraine
(fig. 3). The results of the cluster analysis demonstrated the similarity of the helminth
fauna in roe deer from northern regions of Ukraine (Chernigivska, Kyivska, Zhytomyrska
and Rivnenska) and its significant difference from the helminth fauna of roe deer from
regions of the central Ukraine.
Discussion
The results obtained in the present study revealed high prevalence of roe deer infec-
tion with helminths in Central and Northern parts of Ukraine — more than 90% of ani-
mals examined were found to be infected. Similar data were reported by researchers from
neighboring countries, such as Belorussia (Anisimova et al., 2008; Shimalov, Shimalov,
2002; Kochko, Jakubovsky, 2000), Poland (Dro
.´zd.
z et al., 1993, 1997), Czechoslovakia
(Kotrla´, Kotrly´, 1980). However, the intensity of roe deer infection was rather low — in
average from dozens to several hundreds of helminths per host. This can explain the absence
of clinical signs of helminthoses in roe deer from most of hunting grounds in Ukraine.
Likewise, we can observe that high prevalence and moderate intensity of helminth infec-
tion is typical for parasites of wild cervids in other European countries (Ambrosi et al.,
17Helminth fauna of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)…
Ta b l e 1. Helminth species found in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Ukraine
Ò à á ëèö à 1. Âèäû ãåëüìèíòîâ, îáíàðóæåííûõ ó êîñóëü (Capreolus capreolus) â Óêðàèíå
Paramfistomum cervi (Zeder, 1790) stomach 10.9 1–53
Taenia hydatigena (Pallas, 1766) mesentery 2.3 2–3
Moniezia expansa (Rud., 1810) small intestine 1.1 2
Trichocephalus ovis Abidgaard, 1795 caecum 18.5 1–18
Bunostomum phlebotomum (Railliet, 1900) small intestine 10.9 1–26
Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1788) large intestine 28.3 1–243
Oesophagostomum dentatum (Rud., 1803) large intestine 1.1 1
O. venulosum (Rud., 1809) caecum 7.6 1–3
Dictyocaulus eckerti (Bloch, 1782) lungs* 6.9 3–68
D. capreolus Gibbons & Hoglund, 2003 lungs* 2.3 14
Setaria cervi (Rud., 1819) visceral cavity 10.9 1–14
Haemonchus contortus (Rud., 1803) stomach 57.6 1–3,500
Ashworthius sidemi Schulz, 1933 stomach 40.2 3–7,000
Trichostrongylus axei (Cobbold, 1879) stomach 3.3 4–16
Marshallagia marshalli (Ransom, 1907) stomach 15.2 1–5
Nematodirus oiratinus Rajevskaja, 1929 stomach 1.1 3
Helminth species Localisation Prevalence, % Intensity
* Lungs were missed in material from 48 of roe deer examined.
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Romero et al., 2000; Sant n-Dura ´n et al., 2004, 2008).
Most of helminths found in our study are parasites of wide range of hosts including
various species of wild and domestic ungulates (Boev et al., 1963; Govorka et al., 1988).
In our opinion, similarity of helminth fauna in wild and domestic ungulates can conside-
rably effect spreading of helminthoses in game animals as well as in protected and
domestic ungulates. It is worth to mention that in Ukraine the pasturelands are usually
not fenced and can be grazed by both domestic and wild ungulates. This creates favor-
able conditions for parasite exchange between various wild and domestic animals.
Occurrence of such parasites as Trichostrongylus axei, Trichocephalus ovis and Haemonchus
contortus in wild roe deer confirm the possibility of helminth exchange between wild and
domestic hosts (Dro
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z, 1989; Janèev, 1979; Kotrlá, Kotrlý, 1980; Zaffaroni et al., 1996,
2000; Rossi et al., 1997). Such an exchange influences the population abundance of roe
deer and other wild ungulates’ populations in Ukraine.
In the present study, the nematode Ashworthius sidemi was found in roe deer in all
hunting areas examined. This nematode was considered to be a typical parasite of Asiatic
sika deer Cervus nippon (Dro
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z, 1998). In the second part of XX century A. sidemi had
been introduced in Europe with its hosts and, thereafter, colonised other species of wild
ungulates (roe deer, red deer, elks, moufflons) in many European countries — Slovakia,
Czechia, Poland, France etc. (Ferte ´ et al., 2000; Dro
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2002). In Ukraine, A. sidemi was first registered in 1977 at the Dubno hunting ground
whereto the parasite has been brought with sika deer from the Far East (Dvojnos,
Pogrebniak, 1977). In the present study, A. sidemi was one of the main stomach para-
sites of the roe deer. Finding of A. sidemi in hunting grounds of all regions examined con-
firms successive spreading of this parasite in Ukraine.
Haemonchus contortus was one of the most prevalent parasites of roe deer found in
the present study. The intensity of animal infection reached 5,000–7,000 specimens per
host that can cause clinical signs of severe haemonchiasis and leads to death of animals.
High prevalence and intensity of H. ñontortus in roe deer was observed in Italy (Zaffaroni
et al., 2000), Czechoslovakia (Vety ´s
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the simultaneous presence of H. contortus and A. sidemi in the stomach of roe deer.
Low prevalence of cestodes in roe deer was observed in the present study; Moniezia
expansa was found only in one roe deer (1.1%) from the Chernigivska region, and lar-
vae of Taenia hydatigena were found twice in the Zhytomyr region. Low prevalence of
cestodes has also been observed in the countries neighboring Ukraine — in Belorussia
(Kochko, Yakubovski, 2000; Shimalov, Shimalov, 2003; Anisimova et al., 2008), Slovakia
(Letkova´ et al., 2008) and Poland (Tropilo, Kiszak, 1995); this can be related to simi-
lar climatic conditions in all these countries.
In the present study we found a specimen of the nematode Oesophagostomum den-
tatum, a typical parasite of wild boars, in the large intestine of a roe deer from Zhytomyr
region. We exclude the possibility of occasional transfer of parasite from wild boars du-
ring collecting and the preliminary processing of helmintological material. In our opi-nion,
it can be rather an accidental parasitizing of O. dentatum in roe deer with low immunity.
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Fig. 3. Bray-Curtic claster analysis of similarity of helminth fauna in roe deer from various regions of Ukraine.
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Low prevalence of Dictyocaulus species in roe deer observed in our study could be
explained by lack of material (lungs) that was granted by private hunters — lungs were
absent in helminthological material from 49 roe deer (53.3% from the total number of
animals examined). We believe that prevalence of Dictyocaulus in Ukraine may reach 60%,
as it has been found in other European countries (Govorka et al., 1971; Panadero et al.,
2001; Demiaszkiewicz et al., 2001; Cisek et al., 2003 etc.).
Thus, the present study demonstrates the similarity between the roe deer parasite fauna
in Ukraine and in other European countries (Bidovec, 1987; Dro
.´zd.
z et al., 1992;
Kochko, Yakubovski, 2001; Shimalov, Shimalov, 2003; Anisimova et al., 2008).
Investigation of roe deer helminth fauna from other regions of Ukraine is planned.
The authors thank to Mykola Samchuk, Oleg Mamona and Elena Sokolova (Institute of Zoology NAS
of Ukraine) for their help in collecting and preliminary processing of helmintological material. The authors
also wish to thank to Dr. habilitate Alexander Demiaszkiewicz (W. Stefansky Institute of Parasitology Polish
AS) for his valuable help in identification of A. sidemi, and to Dr. Iurii Kuzmin (Institute of Zoology NAS of
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