Impact of lifestyle on the formation of helminth fauna of domestic carnivores in Azerbaijan

Abstract

dogs and cats with various of helminths and in the formation of The present study investigated the infection of stray dogs and domestic cats with various species of helminths and observed the following: The lifestyle of domestic carnivores (nutrition, behaviors, and individual characteristics) has direct impact on the formation of infective helminthological fauna. The lifestyle of domesticated animals is characterized by features that contrast with other animals: they always preen themselves, dig the ground (soil), domestic cats dig the soil and cover their excretion, they always shake their body, they adhere to the place where they feed, their kindness with humans,