Abstract
In this review, information was summarized on endoparasites found in six non-domesticated neotropical animals. These mammals have the potential to be domesticated. The animals included three rodents, agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), lappe (Agouti paca), and capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris); a marsupial, manicou (Didelphis marsupialis insularis); and an artiodactyl, the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu/Peccari tajacu) and a ruminant (the red brocket deer, Mazama americana). While there are many descriptions of the parasites present, the majority of publications failed to note the effect of them on the animals. Most information is available on endoparasites of capybara, while the endoparasites of the red brocket deer were the least reported. The manicou was reported to have had the most number of endoparasites, 44 species of parasites were reported, while there were only 24 endoparasites reported in the lappe. The most common parasites found in these neotropical animals were Paraspidodera uncinata, Strongyloides spp., Eimeria spp., Moniezia benedeni, Trichuris spp., Physocephalus spp., and Giardia spp. A large majority of the studies concluded that these animals were reservoirs for parasites that could affect domesticated livestock. Endoparasites of zoonotic significance were Echinoccocus spp., Trichuris spp., Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp.
Highlights
In this review, updates were made on the current knowledge of endoparasites in non-domesticated animals with the potential for domestication
A more epidemiology-based study on 45 samples showed that 5.52% of the samples were positive for C. parvum [72], while another study showed that, of the 250 samples tested, 52.4% were positive for Eimeria trinidadensis, Eimeria ichiloensis, Eimeria boliviensis, and Eimeria araside [73]
The endoparasites of zoonotic significance found in the non-domesticatic neotropical animals were Echinoccocus spp., Trichuris spp., Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp
Summary
Updates were made on the current knowledge of endoparasites in non-domesticated animals with the potential for domestication. Some endoparasites of ducks (Anas platyrhynchos and Cairina moschata), turkeys (Melaegradis gallopavo), chinchillas (Chinchillas lanigera), guinea pigs (Cavia porcelleus), and south american camelids (Lama glama, Lama pacos, Lama gunacoa, and Vicuna vicuna) were Nematodirus spp., Trichostrongylus spp., Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Ascaridia gallinarum [2]. Since these six native neotropical animals have potential for domestication [3], it is required to focus on factors which affect animal production. These factors are (i) feeding and nutrition, (ii) reproduction and breeding, (iii) health and disease, (iv) housing and environement, (v) economic and socioeconomic
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