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RESUMO - A popularidade do furão doméstico (Mustela putorius furo) como animal de companhia
tem tido, recentemente, um aumento significativo, devido à sua personalidade amistosa, ao
reduzido tamanho, às relativas facilidades de maneio e simplicidade dos cuidados
indispensáveis para o bem-estar da espécie. Neste contexto, e face à proximidade e contacto
que os furões proporcionam aos proprietários, foi realizado um estudo de parasitas
gastrointestinais nos animais que se apresentaram nas clínicas na região de Lisboa e do
Porto.
Foram colhidas e analisadas 19 amostras de 29 indivíduos, utilizando métodos
coprológicos de flutuação, sedimentação e esfregaço fecal. Não foram detetadas formas
parasitárias em quaisquer das 19 amostras examinadas.
Com base na literatura disponível, este será o primeiro estudo parasitológico realizado
em furões domésticos em Portugal. Os resultados deste estudo parasitológico demonstram
uma ausência de provas para uma elevada fauna parasitológica presente nestes hospedeiros.
Tal é devido, possivelmente, a uma conjunção dos seguintes fatores: o maneio assíduo por
parte dos proprietários, a escassez no acesso ao meio exterior dos respetivos fogos
habitacionais; e a resistência natural que possuem a parasitismo interno. Contudo, é de
salientar a necessidade de estudos mais extensos sobre a fauna parasitológica destes
animais para eventual corroboração dos nossos resultados, de modo a ilustrar em
profundidade o verdadeiro impacto da mesma na Saúde Pública e Animal.
ABSTRACT - GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES SCREENING IN Mustela putorius furo (DOMESTIC FERRET) - The popularity of the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) as a pet has seen a significant increase in the past few years: This trend is due to the ferret’s friendly personality, small size, also to the relative easiness in handling, and the simplicity of care required for the species’ wellbeing. On account of the proximity and contact between owners and pets, a screening for gastrointestinal parasites was undertaken for all ferrets that showed up at the clinics in the region of Lisbon and Porto. Overall, 19 samples from 29 individuals were collected and analyzed through coprological techniques, such as flotation, sedimentation and fecal smears. No parasitic forms were detected on any of the 19 samples tested. According to the available literature, this is the first parasitological study performed in domestic ferrets in Portugal, which outcome has shown a lack of evidence for a high parasitological fauna of these hosts. This is arguably due to a conjunction of factors, namely the following: diligent husbandry from the owners, the absence of access to the outside of their homes, or the natural resistance of the host to internal parasites. However, additional studies about the parasitological fauna of these animals are required to further validate our present findings, as well as to illustrate its true impact in Public and Animal Health.
ABSTRACT - GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES SCREENING IN Mustela putorius furo (DOMESTIC FERRET) - The popularity of the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) as a pet has seen a significant increase in the past few years: This trend is due to the ferret’s friendly personality, small size, also to the relative easiness in handling, and the simplicity of care required for the species’ wellbeing. On account of the proximity and contact between owners and pets, a screening for gastrointestinal parasites was undertaken for all ferrets that showed up at the clinics in the region of Lisbon and Porto. Overall, 19 samples from 29 individuals were collected and analyzed through coprological techniques, such as flotation, sedimentation and fecal smears. No parasitic forms were detected on any of the 19 samples tested. According to the available literature, this is the first parasitological study performed in domestic ferrets in Portugal, which outcome has shown a lack of evidence for a high parasitological fauna of these hosts. This is arguably due to a conjunction of factors, namely the following: diligent husbandry from the owners, the absence of access to the outside of their homes, or the natural resistance of the host to internal parasites. However, additional studies about the parasitological fauna of these animals are required to further validate our present findings, as well as to illustrate its true impact in Public and Animal Health.
Description
Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária
Keywords
Furão Mustela putorius furo parasitas gastrointestinais coprologia Portugal Ferret Mustela putorius furo gastrointestinal parasites faecal tests Portugal
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Citation
Campos MMRF 2021. Pesquisa de parasitas gastrointestinais em Mustela putorius furo (furão-doméstico) [dissertação de mestrado]. Lisboa: FMV-Universidade de Lisboa.
Publisher
Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária