Helminthiasis saluran cerna pada sapi perah
Abstract: The purpose of this
research was to find out prevalence and the rates of helminthes infection and
the kind of the helmints on dairy cows that was belonging KUBE MajuMapan
Cooperative in Jabung, Malang. A total of 123 dairy cows on farms wasinvestigated
for the possibility of a worm infection. Indications of worm infections was
based on faecal worm egg discovery using floating method using saturated salt solution
for nematode and cestode worms and sedimentation methods for the examination of
worms trematodes. Examination of the number of worm’s eggs use Whit lock
chambers tool. Stool examination was done in the Laboratory of Animal Health
belong to the Department of Animal Husbandry East Java Province in the district
of Pakis Malang. The sample examination was done in 3 (three) times repetition.The
results showed there are 2 (two) types of worm eggs, nematode type Strongyloid
sp and Trematodes type Fasciola sp. The prevalence of Strongyloid infection in
cattle is large enough that is equal to 33.33 percent (41 of 123 dairy cows).
While the prevalence of the infected cattle Fasciola sp only 23.58 percent (29
of 123 dairy cows). The rate of infection or mean number of eggs per gram of
feces of Strongyloid and Fasciola sp are only 2.43 and 1.88 per head of cattle. The efforts for worm
medication regularly conducted by the Cooperative has been able to reduce the
prevalence of the disease and the rates of infection
Keywords: cooperative;cows;prevalence;worm
infection
Penulis: LILI ZALIZAR
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd170068