First record of Dictyocaulus capreolus (Gibbons and Hoglund 2002) in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Turkey

Abstract

Severe injury a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) which was brought to the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ondokuz Mayis University by Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forest was examined for parasitological at 2010. The roe deer was found infected with pulmonary nematodes and collected as totally 42 (14 male, 27 female and 1 larva) parasites from the bronchi and bronchioles. All nematode identified as Dictyocaulus capreolus is the first report in Turkey.