[Inquiry of veterinarians in Niedersachsen concerning the occurrence of XXXX and their control in large animals].

@entity3070 @entity1707 @entity1641 @entity742 @entity13641 @entity7305 @entity19839 @entity281 @entity8072 @entity4801 @entity291
In Lower Saxony approximately 3500 veterinarians were asked to fill in a questionnaire focused on the prevalence of @entity281 in @entity291 , @entity742 , @entity1707 , and @entity1641 , the preferred control measures and the antiparasitic drugs in use. Although the disappointing low number of only 48 veterinarians that participated in this survey prevented any representative conclusions the following trends were remarkable: gastrointestinal strongyles were the most prevalent @entity4801 in @entity291 (34.8%), @entity742 (28.0%), and @entity1641 (42.3%). In @entity1707 , ascarids were most often diagnosed (41.9%) followed by the strongyles (27.9%). @entity1641 strongyles were stated as @entity4801 causing problems by 40.0% of the veterinarians. Prophylactic measures are performed by most practitioners alone or in addition to therapy in the case of lungworms or gastrointestinal strongyles. Therapeutic application of anthelmintics is broadly in use against cestodes in @entity1641 (65.0%) and @entity8072 ( @entity291 : 41.7%, @entity742 : 33.3%, @entity1641 : 57.1%). Benzimidazoles represent the dominating group of anthelmintics in @entity742 (78.3%), @entity1641 (42.1%), and @entity1707 (42.0%). In @entity291 , @entity3070 (27.7%) and @entity13641 (26.5%) are regularly used. The role of @entity19839 is largely restricted to the control of helminths in @entity1641 (24.2%) whereas @entity7305 is stated as a frequently applied drug in @entity291 (20.5%), @entity1707 (12.0%), and @entity742 (2.7%). The diagnosis of @entity4801 relies generally on coproscopical examination (93.7%) which is mostly performed by the practitioners themselves (51.1%). In general, the traditional diagnostic tools are regarded as adequate. Approximately 50% of the practitioners declare their interest in a support of veterinary herd management by parasitological institutes.
