Helmintos gastrointestinales y pulmonares en cerdos sus scrofa doméstica en sistema de producción de traspatio en la comunidad de Batzacón, parroquia San Andrés

Abstract

The prevalence of helminths in pigs can occur in all pig farms in Ecuador where the lack of knowledge of the usefulness of sanitary schedules and prophylaxis whose advantages allow to prevent and avoid health problems is evidenced research focused on determining the prevalence of gastrointestinal and pulmonary helminths in pigs by means of the co parasitic analysis. To carry out the study, 50 pigs were used, a total of 100 stool samples were collected with weights ranging from 10 to 15 grams, stored in a cooler so as not to alter their characteristics, and then subjected to laboratory tests: Sedimentation and washing, Flotation and Mc Master. For the analysis of the variables a Complementary Random Design was applied. At the end of the study it was evident that 100% of pig farmers in the community of Batzacón are engaged in rearing in backyard. It was evidenced that the animals in study exhibited 30% of Strongyloides sp followed by 6% of Ascaris suum, 4% of the population presented Hyostrongylus rubidus, and 2% presented Trichuris suis, the presence of lung parasites was not reported. It was concluded that there is a large number of gastrointestinal parasites especially in the ages of 5 to 12 months mostly in animals of the Duroc breed. Regarding sex, there is a higher prevalence of parasites in males with 46% of the total population under study. It was evident that factors such as sanitary management and feeding lead to the presence of a large parasitic load in the production of pigs.