The Incidence of Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis in Etawa Crossbred Goat in Etawa Farm Jombang

Abstract

Background: Goat is one type of small ruminant that has a contribution to supporting the development of livestock and is an alternative to meet the needs of animal protein in Indonesian society. The current goat raising system is still carried out by being caged or semi-grazed. In this maintenance system, goats are very susceptible to parasitic diseases, especially those caused by the digestive tract worms. Gastrointestinal worms are a significant problem in livestock, especially small ruminants that cause health problems, such as diarrhea, weight loss, and decreased appetite. Purpose: To determine the percentage and types of digestive tract helminths in Etawa crossbred goats by age. Method: 30 feces samples from Etawa crossbred goats were collected for laboratory examination using native, sedimentation, and flotation methods. Result: From the microscopic examination, it was found that the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthiasis was 56.6%. Also, the type of worm eggs found in the feces samples from Etawa crossbred goats were Cotylophoron cotylophorum, Moniezia benedeni, Oesophagostomum columbianum, Strongyloides papillosus, Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus sp., and Trichuris globulosa.

Potential Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection from Goat in Sumedang

“…The Strongylida group is the main nematode that often infects the gastrointestinal tract in goats. [24][25][26] The percentage of positive helminth infections in this study was 57.69%, which is much lower than the prevalence in the previous study Nwoke in Ankpa, Nigeria of 73.8%. This difference may stem from the fact that the goats included in their study is under semi-intensive management with daily grazing that may add to the percentage of positive helminth infections present in goat feces.…”

“…These nematodes are parasites that are often found infecting small ruminants such as goats and sheep and causes diarrhea and malnutrition especially in young animals. 23,24 In this study, the most common nematode egg infection was Trichuris sp. (15.38%).…”

“…4 Another study by Rupa in Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines, revealed the percentage of infection 96,22% from 450 goats samples. Their findings showed 34.79% Haemonchus sp., 33.29% Trichostrongylus sp., 24.21% Oesophagostomum sp., and 7.72% others nematodes. 5 Another study by Yan in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, China, revealed the dominant nematode infection species in sheep included 90.06% Haemonchus sp., 68.53% Trichostrongylus sp., and 48.86% Ostertagia sp.…”

Pengontrolan Parasit Saluran Pencernaan Kambing Peranakan Etawa Melalui Penggunaan Suplemen Pakan Dan Herbal

“…Ternak kambing merupakan salah satu ternak penghasil daging yang dapat berkontribusi dalam pemenuhan protein hewani bagi masyarakat. Kambing peranakan etawa (PE) merupakan salah satu jenis tenak kambing potensial sebagai penyedia protein hewani, baik daging maupun susu (Novitasari et al, 2020). Di Indonesia, ternak kambing juga merupakan ternak ruminan yang cukup digemari untuk dipelihara baik sebagai tabungan maupun untuk produksi daging.…”

“…Kambing yang dipelihara di daerah perbukitan Meghalaya India terinfeksi cacing dan protozoa masing-masing 63,60% dan 23,02% (Das et al, 2017). Prevalensi infeksi parasite lebih tinggi pada domba (63%) dibandingkan pada sapi (50,5%) yang dipelihara di daerah pegunungan Kolombia (León et al, 2019) (Novitasari et al, 2020). Faktor lain yang memacu terjadinya penyakit adalah kondisi kandang yang kotor, pemberian pakan yang kurang memenuhi kebutuhan dan tidak teratur serta perawatan yang kurang baik (Suharno & Nazaruddin, 1994).…”