Determinación de la prevalencia de parasitos gastrointestinales (helmintos) en bovinos faenados en el camal de Huambi, cantón Sucúa.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites (Helminths) in cattle slaughtered in Huambi slaughterhouse, Sucúa city, where 300 feces samples were analyzed using the copro-parasitic sedimentation technique and the flotation method. The research was cross-sectional, so the chi-square statistical analysis was used. The design was based on random sampling, considering as variables the origin, age and sex of the animal. This methodology was oriented to describe all the dimensions of the object of study, for which the fecal samples were collected, the presence of parasites was observed and compared with bibliographies of parasites related to zootechnics. The process of collecting fecal samples was carried out from the rectum of the cattle that entered for slaughter. When the fecal sample was obtained, a field sheet was filled out with the following data: sample number, sex, age, and origin. Then it was deposited in a polyethylene bag numbered and identified by animal to be taken to the laboratory for daily analysis, in which the aforementioned methods were implemented. The main types of gastrointestinal parasites present in cattle were Eimeria spp (20%), Taenia (8.7%), Ciclospora (2.7%), Balatidum (2%), Cooperia spp (1.7%), Trichostrongylus spp (1.7%), Haemonchus spp (1.3%), Hymenolepsis nana (1.3%), Bonustomun spp (0.7%) and Toxocara spp (0.7%). A prevalence of intestinal parasitism in cattle in the Huambi Municipal Animal Farm of 50.6% (152/300) has been determined. It is recommended that according to the established parameters and in addition to the data obtained, it is necessary to conduct lectures and training to the owners of cattle, especially where there was a higher level of parasite contamination.