Survey of intestinal parasites in pigs from intensive farms in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
The prevalence of intestinal parasites was investigated in intensive pig farms in Guangdong Province, China between July 2000 and July 2002. Faecal samples from 3636 pigs (both sexes and five age groups) from 38 representative intensive pig farms employing different parasite control strategies were...
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Published in | Veterinary parasitology Vol. 127; no. 3; pp. 333 - 336 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier B.V
28.02.2005
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Summary: | The prevalence of intestinal parasites was investigated in intensive pig farms in Guangdong Province, China between July 2000 and July 2002. Faecal samples from 3636 pigs (both sexes and five age groups) from 38 representative intensive pig farms employing different parasite control strategies were examined for the presence of helminth ova and protozoan oocysts, cysts and/or trophozoites using standard techniques. Of the 3636 pigs sampled, 209 (5.7%) were infected with
Trichuris suis, 189 (5.2%) with
Ascaris, 91 (2.5%) with
Oesophagostomum spp., 905 (24.9%) with coccidia (
Eimeria spp. and/or
Isospora suis) and 1716 (47.2%) with
Balantidium coli. These infected pigs were mainly from farms without a strategic anti-parasite treatment regime. Concurrent infection of multiple parasites was common, and
T. suis was the most common nematode infecting breeding, young and mature pigs. The results of the present investigation provide relevant ‘base-line’ data for assessing the effectiveness of control strategies against intestinal parasitism in intensively raised pigs in Guangdong Province, China. |
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ISSN: | 0304-4017 1873-2550 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.09.030 |