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==Control==
==Control==
Dictyocaulus arnfieldi alone rarely causes clinical problems in donkeys, although it may exacerbate respiratory infections due to other causes. Due to the reported incidence of this parasite in donkeys, particularly when they are co-grazed with horses, where lungworm can cause significant clinical problems, a general control strategy (e.g. with ivermectin) is recommended.
Donkeys entering the [www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/Donkey Sanctuary] are isolated for a minimum of six weeks and treated with ivermectin.
Since it is reported that lungworm larvae may survive in the subsoil for up to two years, pasture contamination must be considered. Harrowing permanent pasture will reduce larvae and ploughing or crop rotation will eliminate larvae. Grass in hedgerows may, however, become a source of reinfection.
Donkeys entering the [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ Sanctuary] are isolated for a minimum of six weeks and treated with ivermectin.
Donkeys entering the [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ Sanctuary] are isolated for a minimum of six weeks and treated with ivermectin.
Clayton and Trawford (1981) advise that annual treatment of resident donkeys for lungworm in spring, combined with isolation and treatment of new arrivals, should reduce pasture burdens of infective L3.
Clayton and Trawford (1981) advise that annual treatment of resident donkeys for lungworm in spring, combined with isolation and treatment of new arrivals, should reduce pasture burdens of infective L3.