A host-parasite checklist of helminths of wild ruminants in New Zealand

Authors: Andrews JRH
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 21, Issue 3, pp 43-47, Mar 1973
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Deer, Goat, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Wildlife
Subject Terms: Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Biosecurity, Disease surveillance, Nematode, Parasites - internal
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: The available literature on parasites of wild ruminants in New Zealand has tended to aim at a particular host species or a particular group of parasites e.g., Sweatman and Williams (1962) on the taeniids of wild ruminants, Andrews (1964) on the arthropod and helminth parasites of red deer. The present work arises from a broader study of the parasites of wild ruminants, parts of which have already been published (Andrews, 1969a, b, 1970a, b). The first of these papers, a key to the wild ruminant parasites, will be complemented by the present work which consists of a checklist and notes on cross-infection between wild and domestic ruminants. As far as the health of wild ruminants in New Zealand is concerned, the role of helminth parasites has not been an important one nor, as indicated by Andrews (1969b), has the presence of these parasites yet posed a serious threat to the health of domestic ruminants. However, the farming of some wild ruminant species has become more widespread in recent years and this, together with the potential these animals have for harbouring domestic stock parasites, indicates the need for some further additions to the literature on the parasites of wild ruminants in this country…

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