Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goat production systems under confinement, semi-confinement and grazing in municipalities of Antioquia, Colombia

Authors

  • Richard Zapata Salas Grupo de Investigación en Microbiología Veterinaria, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Raúl Velásquez Vélez Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín
  • Liseth Vanessa Herrera Ospina Grupo de Investigación en Microbiología Veterinaria, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Leonardo Ríos Osorio Grupo de Investigación en Microbiología Veterinaria, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Diana N. Polanco Echeverry Grupo de Investigación en Microbiología Veterinaria, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v27i2.11647

Keywords:

Antioquia, Haemonchus contortus, gastrointestinal nematode, sheep, goats

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goat production systems in the tropics of Antioquia, Colombia through a cross-sectional study. Faecal samples were collected from 302 sheep and goats from 17 farms in 9 municipalities. The prevalence of nematode infection and the parasite burden based on species and genus identified through taxonomic characterization of infective third-stage larvae (L3) and considering clinical and epidemiological variables were evaluated. The prevalence of infected ruminants was 76%, where 69.5% showed low parasite burden (less than 200 epg of faeces). It is concluded that ovine and caprine farms in Antioquia had high prevalence of Trichostrongylids infection, where Haemonchus contortus (61.3%), Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta (25.5%) and Trichostrongylus sp (21.5%) were the most common parasites.

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Published

2016-06-15

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2016 Richard Zapata Salas, Raúl Velásquez Vélez, Liseth Vanessa Herrera Ospina, Leonardo Ríos Osorio, Diana N. Polanco Echeverry

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How to Cite

Zapata Salas, R., Velásquez Vélez, R., Herrera Ospina, L. V., Ríos Osorio, L., & Polanco Echeverry, D. N. (2016). Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goat production systems under confinement, semi-confinement and grazing in municipalities of Antioquia, Colombia. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 27(2), 344-354. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v27i2.11647