Trematodes of dairy cattle grazing in Cajamarca: Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron microbothrioides

Authors

  • Severino Torrel Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2720-1959
  • Juan Rojas-Moncada Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6943-4112
  • Katherin Saldaña Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú
  • María Silva Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú
  • Iris Gallardo Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú
  • Rocío del Pilar Cadenillas Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú
  • Deyvis Alfaro Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú
  • César Irigoín Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú
  • César A. Murga-Moreno Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Inmunología e Investigación, Cajamarca, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5879-3694
  • Luis Vargas-Rocha Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Cajamarca, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-6416

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i4.24296

Keywords:

cattle, liver fluke, parasites, prevalence, rumen fluke, trematodes

Abstract

The study determines the prevalence of trematodes through coproparasitology in grazing dairy cattle in six districts of the Cajamarca region. The analyzes and processing of the faecal samples were carried out by natural sedimentation. The proportion of parasitized animals was 50.4 ± 2.1% (1092/2169), only Fasciola hepatica 32.4 ± 2.0% (703/2169), Calicophoron microbothrioides 17.9 ± 1.6% (389/2169) and coinfection by both parasites was 7.51 ± 1.11% (163/2169). The prevalence by district in Cajamarca was 49.5±5.0% (188/380), Baños del Inca 61.2±5.6% (181/296), La Encañada 80.7±4.1% (284/352), Celendín 45.4±5.0% (171 /377), San Juan 50.0±5.0% (190/380) and Chota 20.3±4.0% (78/384). There was no statistical association in the presence of both trematodes in the animals (p>0.95), nor was a correlation found between the altitude of each district and the presence of faecal eggs (r=0.19). It is concluded that the prevalence of trematodes in extensively reared dairy cattle in Cajamarca is high, with the greatest presence of F. hepatica, followed by C. microbothrioides and their coexistence.

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Published

2023-08-25

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 4 (2023)

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Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2023 Severino Torrel, Juan Rojas-Moncada, Katherin Saldaña, María Silva, Iris Gallardo, Rocío del Pilar Cadenillas, Deyvis Alfaro, César Irigoín, César A. Murga-Moreno, Luis Vargas-Rocha

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Torrel, S., Rojas-Moncada, J., Saldaña, K., Silva, M., Gallardo, I., Cadenillas, R. del P., Alfaro, D., Irigoín, C., Murga-Moreno, C. A., & Vargas-Rocha, L. (2023). Trematodes of dairy cattle grazing in Cajamarca: Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron microbothrioides. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 34(4), e24296. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i4.24296