Prevalence of end parasites of pig at Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Abstract

We examined faecal samples (110) and viscera (20) of pig to investigate the prevalence of endoparasites from different areas of Mymensingh from January to May, 2013 by using Stoll’s ova counting technique. In faecal samples examination, 96.4% animals were infected with 12 types of endoparasites, namely Ascaris suum (50.9%), Strongyloides sp.(29.1%), Oesophagostomum sp.(12.7%), Trichuris suis (9.1%), Ancylostoma sp. (3.6%), Hyostrongylus rubidus (1.8%), Fasciolopsis buski (14.6%), Dicrocoelium sp. (8.2%), Schistosoma suis (7.3%), Eimeria spp. (56.4%), Balantidium coli (40%) and Isospora suis (9.1%). The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in relation to age and sex were examined. In age groups, significantly (p<0.05) higher prevalence was found in growers (100%) and adults (100%) than piglets (90.5%). There was no significant difference between infection rates on male and female (p>0.05). In viscera (20) examination, seventeen (17) pigs were found to be infected with one or more species of endoparasites indicating an overall prevalence was 85%. Identified parasites were Ascaris suum. (65%), Trichuris suis (60%) and Fasciolopsis buski (55%). EPG/CPG/OPG were also calculated and ranges from 100-36500. It is concluded that pigs are highly susceptible to parasitic infection in Mymensingh. So, further investigation is needed to find out possible impact of parasitic infestations of pigs on public health