Parasites of pigs in two farms with poor husbandry practices in Bishoftu, Ethiopia
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Parasites of pigs in two farms with poor husbandry practices in Bishoftu, Ethiopia | |
| Creator | Jufare, Alemnesh Awol, Nesibu Tadesse, Fanos Tsegaye, Yisehak Hadush, Birhanu | |
| Description | A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2011 to April 2012 on a total of 384 pigs from two privately owned intensive farms in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. The objectives of the study were to identify and determine the prevalence of common parasites of pigs. For the determination of gastrointestinal (GIT) parasites, faecal samples were collected from the study animals and subjected to standard parasitological examination techniques. Physical examination was conducted for the presence of skin parasitic lesions and skin scrapings were collected to determine prevalence of ectoparasites. The overall prevalence of GIT parasites in the pigs was 25% (96/384). Examination of faecal samples revealed the ova or oocysts of four different gastrointestinal parasites, namely Coccidia (12%), Strongyles (5.2%), Ascaris suum (4.9%) and Trichuris suis (2.9%). Mixed infection by at least two parasite species was observed in 3.65% (14/384) of the pigs. The only ectoparasite species identified was Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis, with a prevalence of 2.6%. This study indicates that pig parasites are a major problem in the study area, hence implementation of strategic control measures and appropriate hygienic management systems are recommended to reduce the prevalence of parasites. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2015-04-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ojvr.v82i1.839 | |
| Source | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research; Vol 82, No 1 (2015); 5 pages 2219-0635 0030-2465 | |
| Language | eng | |
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