TY  - JOUR
T1  - Annual Dynamics of Tapeworm, <I>Ligula intestinalis</I> Parasitism in Tench (<I>Tinca tinca</I>) from Beysehir Lake, Turkey
AU - Korkmaz, Ahmet Seref AU - Zencir, Ozge 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 9
SP  - 1790
EP  - 1793
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.1790.1793
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1790.1793
KW  - Ligula intestinalis
KW  -prevalence
KW  -mean intensity
KW  -parasitic-index
KW  -tench Tinca tinca
KW  -Beysehir lake
KW  -Turkey
AB  - In this study, tench (<I>Tinca tinca</I>) were caught between March 2003 and February 2004 in Lake Beysehir and examined for <I>Ligula intestinalis</I> plerocercoid infestation. Prevalence ranging from 25.80&plusmn;2.29-96.88&plusmn;2.17, increased with increasing fish size. Index of parasitization (I<SUB>p</SUB>) differed among the length classes. Monthly fluctations in I<SUB>p</SUB> values were also significant (p&lt;0.05). Minimum I<SUB>p</SUB> was determined as 1.50&plusmn;0.26 in April and maximum I<SUB>p</SUB> 4.64&plusmn;0.60 in January. Mean intensity varied in the length classes. During the studied period, significant differences were observed between mean intensity of plerocercoids values and the months (p&lt;0.05).
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