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Vliv managementu a technologie odchovu telat na výskyt parazitárních onemocnění
PAŘÍZKOVÁ, Petra
Faecal samples were collected from two dairy farms. The influence of management and technology on the incidence of Cryptosporidium and Eimeria infections was investigated. A total of 20 calves from each farm were observed from birth to 16 weeks of age, and faecal samples from each animal were examined weekly. A total of 680 faecal samples were collected and examined. Parasite detection was performed by a combination of standard parasitological microscopic and molecular methods. Infections with C. parvum subtypes IIaA13G1R1 and IIaA17G1R1, C. ryanae subtype XXIc, E. zuernii, E. cylindrica, E. ellipsoidalis, E. bovis, E. auburnensis, and E. subsferica were detected. The cumulative prevalence of C. parvum on the sampled farms was 85 %, and the prevalence of infection was detected at one to four weeks of age. The cumulative prevalence of Eimeria spp. reached 100 % in calves from both monitored farms at 16 weeks of age. Feeding high-quality colostrum with a higher immunoglobulin content reduced the intensity of infections caused by C. parvum. The risk of Eimeria infection increased with the length of time calves remained in the farrowing room when the newborn animals were in contact with older calves. Inadequate technique for raising calves together after weaning resulted in an increased incidence of diarrheal disease.
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Kokcidie ptáků Galapág
KORDÍKOVÁ, Lucie
This study investigates coccidian parasites of the genera Eimeria and Isospora in faecal samples of birds from the Galapagos Islands. The study determines prevalence of coccidia on individual islands and bird species. Description of recorded coccidian parasites is based on morphological features of their oocysts as well as on phylogenetic relationships.
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Host specificity, genetic variability and genealogy in populations of model parasite species
MARTINŮ, Jana
Parasites represent one of the most common ecological strategies and host-parasite coevolution belongs among the major processes governing evolution of biodiversity on the global scale. Genetic structure and diversity of populations of parasites and their hosts, and their genetic connectivity are the key elements in long-term population survival and evolution. Host switches often disturb the parallel evolution of interacting taxa, even in highly host-specific parasites. Evaluation of importance of the degree of intimacy between parasites and hosts is not a trivial task, because evolutionary patterns observed today were formed by an interplay of many (sometimes previously unforeseen) historical and ecological factors. To reveal the mechanisms of coevolution between parasites and their hosts, inter- and intra-specific genealogical structures in three model systems were analyzed: namely, the sucking lice Polyplax serrata and Apodemus hosts, chewing lice of the genus Menacanthus and endoparasitic coccidean genus Eimeria from Apodemus mice.
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Morfologické znaky a populačně-genetická struktura kokcidií parazitujících u hrabošovitých hlodavců; objasnění původu isosporových infekcí u hrabošovitých hlodavců
TREFANCOVÁ, Aneta
The first part of the thesis concerns phylogenetic relationships of eimerian coccidia from arvicoline rodents based on nuclear 18S rRNA, and mitochondrial COI and COIII genes, as well as morphological and morphometrical analyses of the eimerian oocysts. Population-genetic structure of eimerian coccidia was also analyzed and haplotype networks were constructed. The second part of the thesis is based on elucidation of the origin of infections of arvicoline rodents with Isospora spp. using three different approaches - phylogenetic analyses (18S rRNA, COI, and COIII genes), morphological and morphometrical data, and experimental infections. Techniques of field parasitology, laboratory methods of parasitological examination, molecular-genetic diagnostics, phylogeny, and taxonomy were used in the course of both parts of the study.
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Application of molecular and cellular biology methods in research of protozoa Eimeria
Vrba, Vladimír ; Škvor, Jiří (advisor) ; Čepička, Ivan (referee) ; Hampl, Vladimír (referee)
Eimeria is an apicomplexan parasite causing disease coccidiosis that is most prominent in poultry farming industry. This thesis is aimed to develop new molecular tools and resolve issues that would be a valuable contribution in the field from both research and industry perspective. Because immunity to Eimeria is strictly species- specific, it is important to know and recognize correctly all species that parasitize the host. Traditional diagnostic approaches rely on classical methods such as oocyst morphology determination under the microscope, measurement of prepatent period or in-vivo assessment of lesions caused by this parasite. However, diagnostics of individual species using these methods is very time-consuming and it is often unreliable, especially when mixture of multiple species whose parameters overlap is analyzed. Methods utilizing conventional PCR to distinguish species already exist, however, they lack advantages offered by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). The first aim of this thesis was to develop qPCR assays for detection and quantification of seven Eimeria species which infect chicken utilizing single-copy non-polymorphic targets in order to ensure maximal specifity and coverage of all strains of each species. Usefulness of this method was demonstrated by analysis of field...
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Occurence of intestinal parasites in various cattle herds
HLADKÝ, Jan
The aim of this work was to determine prevalence of intestinal parasites in chosen farms and to compare the assessed levels. A total of 250 samples were collected from tree farms (88, 84 and 78). Farm 1 used binding stable of K 96 type without pasture, farm 2 used combibox stable technology and the cows were pastured during non lacting period, in the farm 3, the cows were pastured during their lactation period with approach in loose housing. The work focused on two groups of parasites: genus Eimeria (its overall prevalence was 10 %) and the family Trichostrongylida(13.6 %). In the individual farms, Eimeria reached prevalence of 7.9, 8.3 and 16.7 %, respectively. Trichostrongylids were present in 1.1, 14.3 and 24.4 % of samples in the respective farms. On farm 2, Trichuris and Strongyloides papilosus were also found (each only once). On farm 3, bunostomosis was diagnosed in two cases. The intesities of infections were very low in all cases. The possible correlation of parasitoses and age / performance of animals was assessed with the use of ?2 test, the correlation was however not demonstrated.
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The occurrence of Coccidiosis in the intestine of sucking pigs before and after weaning
KOTILOVÁ, Jiřina
In two years of observation, (spring 2006, autumn 2006, spring 2007 and autumn 2007) were being screened for parasites in total 495 faecal samples coming out of three farms from Ceske Budejovice (285 samples of sucking pigs not older then 28 days and 174 samples of piglets not older then 8 weeks). The method used to examine those samples was a flotation-concentrating method (Sheather{\crq}s carbohydrate fusion) and in the year of 2007 was also used a specific aniline-carbol-methyl violet staining method to detect the Cryptosporidium spp. followed by positive molecular characterized (direct sequencing of partial SSU rRNA partial genes and PCR-RFLP at the SSU rRNA). In screened samples were mainly detected parasites named Cryptosporidium spp., found in 4,1% of faecal samples in 2006 and in 2007 in 32,8% faecal samples, out of which 14,4% was found in pre-weaned piglets samples and 26,4% in post-weaned piglets. Based on genotyping provided on positive samples out of the year 2007, using method of sequensing analysis SSU rRNA, was the occurence of C. suis, Cryptosporidium pig genotype II aC. Muris described. High prevalence of Isosporou suis 13,9 % (64/459) was also detected with its appearance, in particular, in pre-weaned piglets 21,4 % (61/285). Further on, some of other identified group was Eimerie spp. 5,7 % (26/459) infecting, in the main, post-weaned piglets 10,9% (19/174) and Giardia intestinalis 2,4 % (10/459). Most of the samples mentioned occured in conditioned faeces and there is no seasonal relationship to the parasital occurance.
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