GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITISM IN TWO SEASONS IN GUINEA PIGS (Cavia porcellus) OF OXAPAMPA, PASCO

Authors

  • Merly Vargas R. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima.
  • Amanda Chávez V. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima.
  • Rosa Pinedo V. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima.
  • Siever Morales C. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima.
  • Francisco Suárez A. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v25i2.8500

Keywords:

Cavia porcellus, endoparasitism, prevalence, production phase, risk fac-tor, Oxapampa

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinalparasites in the rainy and dry season in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) in semi-commercialfarms in Oxapampa, Paso, Peru, as well as to identify the parasite species and to assessthe season and productive phase as risk factors. Two hundred faecal samples per season were collected where the experimental unit was the cage. The samples were processed bythe flotation, sedimentation and modified McMaster methods. The prevalence was 90.0± 4.1 and 63.5 ± 6.7% in the rainy and dry season respectively, and the identified specieswere Paraspidodera uncinata, Trichuris spp, Capillaria spp, and Eimeriacaviae. Onthis, E. caviae and P. uncinata showed the higher frequencies in both seasons. The rainyseason represented a risk of 5.7-fold relative to the dry season, especially for E. caviae(8.2), while the rearing phase represented a risk of 2.2-fold relative to breeding animals,especially for P. uncinata (2.6) and E. caviae (2.5), while breeding animals showed ahigher risk of infection for Capillaria spp (6.2) in relation to the growing animals.

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Published

2014-06-17

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2014 Merly Vargas R., Amanda Chávez V., Amanda Chávez V., Rosa Pinedo V., Siever Morales C., Rosa Pinedo V., Francisco Suárez A., Siever Morales C., Francisco Suárez A.

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How to Cite

Vargas R., M., Chávez V., A., Pinedo V., R., Morales C., S., & Suárez A., F. (2014). GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITISM IN TWO SEASONS IN GUINEA PIGS (Cavia porcellus) OF OXAPAMPA, PASCO. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 25(2), 276-283. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v25i2.8500