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Review
. 2024 Aug 15;14(16):2357.
doi: 10.3390/ani14162357.

Endoparasitic Diseases in Breeding Kennels: A Frequent and Complex Problem Requiring a Holistic Approach

Aurélien Grellet  1 , Hanna Mila  1
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Endoparasitic Diseases in Breeding Kennels: A Frequent and Complex Problem Requiring a Holistic Approach

Aurélien Grellet et al. Animals (Basel). .

Abstract

Parasitic infestations in dogs are frequent, particularly in breeding kennels, being a cause of suffering in animals and economic loss for breeders. In breeding bitches, some parasites may cause abortion, and in puppies they may be responsible for neonatal mortality, weaning diarrhea, or neurological clinical signs. This review aims to investigate the factors of predisposition, diagnostics, and control in relation to the most frequent parasitic diseases in breeding kennels. It highlights that the control of parasitic diseases in dogs at the population level is complex. A holistic multidisciplinary and pluritechnical approach is thus needed to deal with endoparasitoses.

Keywords: abortion; breeding; canine parasite; dog; kennel; neonatal mortality; weaning diarrhea.

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