Survey of Fasciola hepatica and other gastrointestinal parasitosis in dual-purpose cattle of the Sabana de Torres municipality, Santander, Colombia ; Fasciola hepatica y otras parasitosis gastrointestinales en bovinos de doble propósito del municipio Sabana de Torres, Santander, Colombia

The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica and other gastrointestinal parasites in dual-purpose cattle from the municipality Sabana de Torres, department of Santander, Colombia. Faecal and blood samples (n=196) were collected in 18 dual-purpose farms. The animals were stratified into three age groups: 0-12, 12-24 and >24 months. Faecal samples were processed by the McMaster and Dennis coprological techniques, and the presence of antibodies anti-F. hepatica was determined by an indirect ELISA test. The genera of the parasites were identified according to th... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Pinilla, Juan Carlos
Uribe Delgado, Nelson
Florez, Angel Alberto
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Verlag/Hrsg.: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria
Schlagwörter: cattle / Fasciola / gastrointestinal parasites / bovinos / gastrointestinal / parásitos
Sprache: Spanish
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Link(s) : https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/16607

The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica and other gastrointestinal parasites in dual-purpose cattle from the municipality Sabana de Torres, department of Santander, Colombia. Faecal and blood samples (n=196) were collected in 18 dual-purpose farms. The animals were stratified into three age groups: 0-12, 12-24 and >24 months. Faecal samples were processed by the McMaster and Dennis coprological techniques, and the presence of antibodies anti-F. hepatica was determined by an indirect ELISA test. The genera of the parasites were identified according to the size and morphology of their eggs or infective larvae. The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was 36.7%, with the highest values for Eimeria sp (19.4%) and Paramphistomum sp (9.2%). The coprological and serological prevalence of F. hepatica was 4.1 and 6.1%, respectively, which reflects that the municipality Sabana de Torres is a hypoendemic zone for F. hepatica. A statistical association (p<0.05) was found between Eimeria sp parasitism and the age group. ; El propósito de esta investigación fue determinar la prevalencia de Fasciola hepatica y otras parasitosis gastrointestinales en bovinos doble propósito del municipio Sabana de Torres, departamento de Santander, Colombia. Se colectaron 196 muestras fecales y de sangre en 18 fincas de doble propósito. Los animales fueron estratificados en tres grupos etarios: 0-12, 12-24 y >24 meses. Las muestras fecales se procesaron mediante las técnicas coprológicas de McMaster y Dennis, y la presencia de anticuerpos anti-F. hepatica se determinó mediante una prueba de ELISA indirecto. Se identificaron los géneros de los parásitos según tamaño y morfología de sus huevos o de las larvas infectivas. La prevalencia global de parásitos gastrointestinales fue de 36.7%, siendo los valores más altos para Eimeria sp (19.4%) y Paramphistomum sp (9.2%). La prevalencia coprológica y serológica de F. hepatica fue de 4.1 y 6.1%, respectivamente, lo que refleja que el municipio ...