Panchadcharam, Chandrawathani (1985) Gastrointestinal parasitism in Murrah buffalo calves and its relation to management of smallholdings in Selangor and Perak. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
A survey consisting of fecal examination an d questionaire on farm management was carried out on 7 smallholder Murrah buffalo farms in Perak and 6 farms in Selangor. Only calves of up to one year were included. It was found that there was high prevalence of coccidia, strongyles and Strongyloides in the farms Toxocara and Trichuris were found to a lesser extent. Most of these infections were characterised by high egg or oocyst counts which may indicate heavy parasite burden. Some of the calves were clinically affected with signs of diarrhoea, anorexia, emaciation, anemia and dehydration. Larval culture of the strongyle eggs indicate Haemonchus and Cooperia as the most common species. These parasites are commonly found in calves kept under unhygienic condition. Management factors such as overcrowding and poor manure disposal were found to affect the egg count significantly. Drainage of the pens had no significant effect on the egg count but ha d an effect on the oocyst count. Concrete and trampled floor types ha d a lower helminth infection rate, as compared to grass bedding floors. Coccidiosis was found to be highest in tramp led soil floor pens. Other factors such as unorganised drenching, infrequent cleaning, poor nutrition and the tropic al climate predisposes animals to parasitic infections readily. Despite these problems, buffalo dairying is still a profitable and encouraging venture. parasitism is due to helminths, It was found that one ox died, per farm per annum due to parasitism, thus bringing the national loss due to death by parasitism to $232,000 per annum. From the same study, it was found that there are 10 trematode species, 3 cestode species, 24 nematode species and 9 protozoan species in the digestive tract of Malaysian bovines. Helminthiasis of the digestive tract formed about 90.Si. of all the parasitic diseases treated annually. Toxocara species, Strongyloides species and coccidiosis have been found to be common among buffalo calves kept under unsanitary conditions. Adult animals are prone to snail borne trematode parasites due to their habit of wallowing (Cockrill, 1974). The present study was conducted to determine the parasitic status of smallholder buffalo calves with respect to management. It is hoped that this study will reveal some of the problems and constraints faced by the farmers which indirectly leads to economic loss.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Nurhaznita Mahmood |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2025 02:44 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2025 02:44 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2476 |
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