Post mortem diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica in cattle slaughtered at the Sogamoso, Boyacá processing plant (Boyacá, Colombia)

Authors

  • Melissa Camila Ortiz-Pineda Grupo de Investigación en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia – GIDIMEVETZ, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-7335
  • Omar Alexander Archila-Barrera Grupo de Investigación en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia – GIDIMEVETZ, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-4248
  • Diana María Bulla-Castañeda Grupo de Investigación en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia – GIDIMEVETZ, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-9454
  • Adriana María Díaz-Anaya Grupo de Investigación en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia – GIDIMEVETZ, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8192-6379
  • Julio Cesar Giraldo Forero Grupo de Investigación en Parasitología y Microbiología Tropical – GIPAMT, Programa de Biología, Facultad de Ingenierías, Administración y Ciencias Básicas, Universidad INCCA de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7308-8443
  • Diego José Garcia-Corredor Grupo de Investigación en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia – GIDIMEVETZ, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-5435
  • Martín Orlando Pulido-Medellín Grupo de Investigación en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia – GIDIMEVETZ, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-1476

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i5.21341

Keywords:

Fasciola hepatica, cattle, prevalence, ELISA

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatic dystomatosis in cattle slaughtered in the Sogamoso slaughterhouse (Boyacá, Colombia), and to define the most effective diagnostic technique to establish the presence of the parasite. A sample size of 343 individuals was established considering the monthly slaughter rate of the plant. Stool, blood and bile samples were taken, and adult parasites were collected from the bile duct. The modified Ritchie technique was used in the coproparasitological examination, the bile content was analyzed by sedimentation and a standardized in-house ELISA was implemented for serological diagnosis from adult Fasciola hepatica parasites. The results showed that 29.7% (102/343) of the individuals sampled were positive for the presence of F. hepatica in at least one of the techniques used. The post mortem evaluation presented the highest value (19.8%; 68/343), followed by the in-house ELISA (13.7%; 47/343), detection of eggs in bile (117%; 40/343) and the coprological technique (7.3%; 25/343).

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Published

2021-10-27

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 5 (2021)

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Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2021 Melissa Camila Ortiz-Pineda, Omar Alexander Archila-Barrera, Diana María Bulla-Castañeda, Adriana María Díaz-Anaya, Julio Cesar Giraldo Forero, Diego José Garcia-Corredor, Martín Orlando Pulido-Medellín

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Ortiz-Pineda, M. C., Archila-Barrera, O. A., Bulla-Castañeda, D. M., Díaz-Anaya, A. M., Giraldo Forero, J. C., Garcia-Corredor, D. J., & Pulido-Medellín, M. O. (2021). Post mortem diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica in cattle slaughtered at the Sogamoso, Boyacá processing plant (Boyacá, Colombia). Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 32(5), e21341. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i5.21341