A cross-sectional study was conducted in Holeta Town, Finfinne Zuria Special Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia from November 2016 to April 2017 to determine the prevalence and evaluate the correlation between quantifiable factors and the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasitosis in donkeys. From 384 fecal samples obtained by simple random technique and evaluated by flotation, sedimentation, and Baerman fecal examination techniques, an overall prevalence of 95.39% was discovered. The major parasites identified by qualitative faecal examination techniques were Strongyles spps. (74.7%), Parascaris equorum (8.1%), Strongyloides spps. (3.6%), Gastrodiscus aegypticus (18.5%), Oxyrus equi (15.1%), Fasciola spps. (19%), Anoplocephala spps. (3.1%) and Trichonema spps (62.5%). Coproculture of positive samples revealed the occurrence of Strongylus vulgaris (51.8%), Strongylus edentates (35.3%), Strongylus equinus (26.3%), Trichostrongylus axei (4.7%) Strongyloides westeri (3.6%), and Triodonthophorus tenuicollis (30.2%). There was statistically significant association (p < 0.05) between the prevalence of Strongyliodes westeri infection and body condition score, being more prevalent (57.1%) in animals with poor body condition score than moderate, ideal and fat (35.7%’ 7.1%’ 0%) body condition scores respectively. There was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) among different age and between both sex groups, except for P. equorum and Strongylus vulgaris which were found prevalent in different age groups. Deworming status was found to be significant (P < 0.05) for Triodontophorus tenuicolis and Trichonemia spps, with higher prevalence found in non-dewormed donkeys in both cases. The current study strongly suggested that donkey gastro intestinal parasites are still common and economically significant in the study area, severely limiting the productivity of donkeys there. Given the significance of these animals to the economy, additional and intensified treatment and control intervention is therefore strongly advised.
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