Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Nematode of Cattle in Udapi Hilir Sub-District Manokwari Regency West Papua Province Indonesia

Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitism (GP), and to determine the effects of age, sex, body condition score and different rearing system to the risk of infection of gastrointestinal nematode in cattle. A purposive sampling was carried out from April to May 2019 in and around Udapi Hilir Sub-district Manokwari Regency. A total of 120 faecal samples of cattle of different sexes and ages were collected and examined for GI nematode eggs using sedimentation techniques. Out of these, 46 (38.33%) animals were found positive for one or mixed GI nematode infection. The result of fecal examination revealed eggs of Strongyle-type, Strongyloid, Ascaris and Trichuris species. Cattle infected one-parasite eggs were more common (82.61%) than those harbouring two (15.22%) or three (2.17%). Four G1 nematode parasite egg-types were detected; Strongyloid (30.43%), Strongyle (80.44%), Ascaris (8.69%), and Trichuris spp (6.52%). The intensity of the gastrointestinal nematode infections was light in most animals, the overall mean nematode burden being 426 epg (range 50-7,850). This study showed that there was no association (P>0.05), indicating that the prevalence was similar in the different age, sex, body conditions score, and rearing system. The prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode infection was higher in traditional rearing system cattle as compared to that of palm cattle, but the difference was non-significant (P>0.05). Therefore, prevention of cattle from these gastrointestinal nematode infection using an improved feeding and management of cattle should be attempted.