Prevalence of parasitic gastroenteritis in goats from selected foster farms of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Hamzah, Siti Nor Ain Fatihah (2020) Prevalence of parasitic gastroenteritis in goats from selected foster farms of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Parasitic gastroenteritis (PGE) is the disease condition caused by infestation of gastrointestinal nematodes (usually strongyle) in the stomach (abomasum and intestine) of the ruminant. Higher infection will cause animals to become progressively ill-thriven and produce signs such as diarrhoea, weight loss or reduced weight gain plus, oedema in chronic cases and sudden death in acute cases which lead to serious economic and welfare implications. This study aims to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasite (PGE) in five selected foster farms of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Faecal samples were collected per-rectum and a questionnaire regarding selected management practices of the farms were recorded. A total of 60 goat’s faecal sample were collected and Strongyle nematode egg count counts as egg per gram (EPG) were determined using Modified McMaster technique. Pooled faecal culture was conducted for each farms and infective stage larvae (L3) were retrieved and identified genus level. The data analysis was performed through systematic approaches using t-test, and ANOVA. The study revealed that the prevalence rate of PGE that caused by strongyle for selected foster farms of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was 87% which is higher than 58% prevalence rate reported previously in Peninsular Malaysia. The relationship between each practices and faecal egg count (FEC) revealed that by giving mineral block supplementationto improve energy and protein intake appeared to be effective in reducing FEC. However, mean FEC also reduce with the application of supplement, deworming and manure removal practices in goats. As a conclusion, the parasitic gastroenteritis prevalence in foster farms were high and management practices does affect the prevalence of PGE in farms.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Nurhaznita Mahmood
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2023 08:00
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 08:00
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1491

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