Piroplasmosis of horses is an acute disease characterized by a high temperature with a constant type of fever. It is manifested by depression, jaundice, anemia, disruption of the cardiovascular system, high mortality. The causative agent is a blood parasite Piroplasma caballi, carried by ixod mites of the genus Dermacentor, Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus. The temperate climate and natural conditions of the south-western territories of Primorsky krai favorably affect the reproduction of ixodic ticks, which are carriers of Babesia (piroplasma) caballi, and stable and herd keeping contributes to the infection of horses with piroplasmosis. In equestrian sports clubs of the Ussuri city district, located in the south-west of Primorsky krai, horses with an established diagnosis of pyroplasmosis were used specific drugs – "Neosidin M" and "Pyro-Stop". According to the results of the study, it was found that horses with piroplasmosis, when using the drug "Neosidin M", recovered faster than when using the drug "Pyro-Stop". Pyroplasmosis can lead to the death of animals, so the treatment of horses with this disease is economically feasible. The economic efficiency per ruble of costs in the treatment of horses with the drug "Neosidin M" is higher than when using the drug "Pyro-Stop". The obtained data on the effectiveness of the use of the drug "Neosidin M", we recommend it to be used for the treatment of horses with pyroplasmosis in horse farms of various forms of ownership.

Lyubchenko Elena N., Boltenko Daria K., Ovcharenko Olesya S.

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