ENDOPARASITIOSES EM RUMINANTES DIAGNOSTICADAS NO HOSPITAL VETERINÁRIO DA UFPB

Abstract

Parasitoses are responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality in ruminants. And the lack of information on the occurrence data and the dynamics of how these parasitoses behave throughout the year in this micro-region, it is necessary to carry out studies to help in the knowledge and prevention of these parasites. This work aims to perform a retrospective study of the main endoparasites in ruminants diagnosed from May 2012 to August 2018, attended at the Great Animals Clinic of the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Paraíba, Campus II, Areia-PB. The results showed that 84 (93.3%) of parasitological samples were positive for some type of gastrointestinal helminth and 54 (60%) for Eimeira spp. Whereas, through coproculture, the genus Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, Bunostomum, Chabertia, and Oesophagostomum were identified parasitizing cattle, goats and sheep in this micro-region of Brejo Paraibano. According to the results, it is possible to affirm that gastrointestinal verminosis and eimeriosis are present in about 11% of ruminant consultations during the study period, and its diagnosis is important to institute appropriate treatment and sanitary measures for the agent cause of these diseases.