TY - JOUR AU - P. Lyulin AU - O. Fedorova PY - 1970/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - INTESTINAL PARASITOSIS OF FOXES (VULPES VULPES) IN THE EASTERN REGION OF UKRAINE JF - Theoretical and Applied Veterinary Medicine JA - TAVM VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - Parasitology and Invasion Animal Diseases DO - UR - https://bulletin-biosafety.com/index.php/journal/article/view/90 AB - Summary. The aim of the study was to investigate the spread of parasites of digestive tract of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the Eastern region of Ukraine. The spread of parasites of digestive tract among populations of foxes in wildlife sanctuary called “Losovenkivskyy" carried through coproskopic research. Materials for the study were feces of foxes. Samples of feces were carried out by random sampling on the movement way and place of stay of foxes. Main indicators in the study were indexes of infection of foxes with protozoan and helminthes - extensiveness of infestation (EI –% of affected animals) and intensity of infestation (II - the number of helminthes eggs or oocysts in the field of view of the microscope). Morphology of helminthes eggs and oocysts were studied by microscopy on a small magnification of microscope (8×10) and on an average magnification of microscope (8×40). By the results of coproskopic studies it was found that 97.8% of foxes in wildlife sanctuary “Losovenkivskyy" were infected with parasites of digestive tract (protosoosis, nemathodosis and their mix invasions). Invasion diseases of digestive tract of foxes were presented by protosoosis (eimeriosis, cystoisosporosis) andnemathodosis (toxocarosis, toxascarosis, ancylostomosis, uncinariosis, tryhurosis). There were found 17.02% of foxes that were infected with eimeriosis and 34.04% of foxes that were infected with cystoisosporosis. It was established that mostly foxes were infected with such nemathodosis: toxocarosis (EI = 19.14%), toxascarosis (EI = 14.89%), ancylostomosis (EI = 63.82%), uncinariosis (EI = 29.78%), tryhurosis (EI = 61.70%). It was established that in foxes were registered different invasive diseases: two-component (47.82%), threecomponent and four-component (15.21% and 15.21%), five-component (8.69%). ER -