Open AccessPrevalensi dan Derajat Infeksi Cacing Saluran Pencernaan pada Itik Jawa (Anas javanica) di Dua Daerah Geografis Berbeda
Author(s) -
Dian Ayu Permatasari,
Kusriningrum Rochiman,
Tjuk Imam Restiadi,
Sri Mumpuni Sosiawati,
Endang Suprihati,
Mustofa Helmi Effendi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of parasite science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-5331
pISSN - 2599-0993
DOI - 10.20473/jops.v4i1.20271
Subject(s) - ascaridia galli , biology , feces , veterinary medicine , anas , eggs per gram , helminths , zoology , ecology , medicine
The aim of this study was to determined the prevalence and infection disease degree of worm gastrointestinal on duck in two different geographical territories. The duck feces examination samples were using natif method, sedimentation, and floatation. The result of this examination of lowlands showed that 20% (12/60) ducks checked that infected by two worm species of nematoda, wich ia Ascaridia galli (11,7%), Heterakis sp. (8,3%), with the range of infection degree classified as low infection (0-500 EPG), while the examination results of highlands showed that 44% (33/75) ducks checked infected by two worm species of nematoda, which is Ascaridia galli (17,3%), Heterakis sp. (10,7%) and one species of trematoda, which is Echinostoma sp. (6,7%), with the range infection degree classified low infection (0-500 EPG). it can get both single or mix infection. The analysis result has shown that there was differences between lowlands and highlands on the prevalence and infection disease degree of worm gastrointestinal on duck, was highly significant (p<0,05).