Prevalencia de parásitos gastrointestinales en gallinas criollas en fincas del sector Cotapino

Abstract

Poultry farming is the practice of raising poultry in a small yard or garden, in order to obtain benefits such as egg and meat production or as pets. Sanitation and good management are very important in poultry breeding since it depends on it that these develop in a satisfactory time and avoid important economic losses, therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the prevalence rate of gastrointestinal parasites in creole hens in farms in Cotapino, Loreto. The methodology implemented had a quantitative approach, using a descriptive, non- experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory, analytical, and observational statistical design. It was developed in a determined period of time; the study population was finite and a sample size of 100 birds was calculated, whose droppings were collected in hermetically sealed bags well identified and kept at - 4 degrees Celsius. After this, the different parasite types were identified by means of the ducted smear and flotation method. By means of this methodology, it was possible to determine that the highest number of parasites corresponded to nematodes in 85.3 percent, and it was also determined that the birds aged over 9 months showed higher prevalence rates of 27.1 percent. In this context, it is concluded that, although mixed parasitosis was observed, higher prevalence rates of nematodes were observed in the study area.