LUNG NEMATODES OF CHAMOIS IN THE LOW-TATRA-NATIONAL-PARK, SLOVAKIA

Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica) in the Low Tatra National Park a re largely infected with the lungworms Muellerius capillaris and M. te nuispiculatus and sporadically with Dictyocaulus viviparus. The mean n umber of first stage larvae (L1) per gram of faeces collected at chamo is stands over the years 1981-1988 varied between 28.2 (+/-11.9) and 6 1.6 (+/-35.9). The degree of infection in chamois herds was significan tly higher in the spring and autumn months, except for the spring of 1 981, than in the summer season. The mean number of L1 per gram found i n the dissected chamois (lung and intestinal content) varied between 6 4.53 (+/-32.7) and 97.5 (+/-36.4).