Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in alpacas and sheep from two communal cooperatives in the Pasco region, Peru

Authors

  • Víctor Puicón Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento Académico de Nutrición, Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima
  • Daniel Zárate Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento Académico de Nutrición, Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima
  • Juan Chávez Programa de Mejoramiento Genético Animal, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
  • Gustavo Gutiérrez Programa de Mejoramiento Genético Animal, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
  • Diana Sánchez Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento Académico de Nutrición, Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima
  • Manuel More Programa de Mejoramiento Genético Animal, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v29i4.15189

Keywords:

alpacas, sheep, nematodes, Racco, Yurajhuanca, Pasco

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in Huacaya alpacas and Corriedale sheep. Between February 2014 and April 2016, 238 faecal samples of alpacas and 319 of sheep were collected in San Pedro de Racco and 215 fecal samples of sheep and 178 samples of alpacas in Yurajhuanca. The faecal count of nematode eggs was determined by the modified McMaster technique and the identification of the parasitic genera through the morphometric identification of infective larvae (L3). The general prevalence was 65.2% (208/319) and 21.4% (51/238) for nematodes in sheep and alpacas of the San Pedro de Racco cooperative, and of 35.4% (76/215) and 3.9% (7/178) for nematodes in sheep and alpacas of the Yurajhuanca cooperative, respectively. The species found in sheep and alpacas from both cooperatives were Oesophagostomum columbianum, Trichostrongylus columbiformis, and Teladorsagia circumcincta.

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Published

2018-11-25

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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How to Cite

Puicón, V., Zárate, D., Chávez, J., Gutiérrez, G., Sánchez, D., & More, M. (2018). Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in alpacas and sheep from two communal cooperatives in the Pasco region, Peru. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 29(4), 1440-1448. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v29i4.15189