title: Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in goats from the Western Santa Catarina, Brazil.
abstract: This study aims to investigate the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in goats from the Western Santa Catarina, Brazil. Twenty four farms were analyzed in 17 different municipalities. Animals (n=217) from different production purposes (milk and meat) and age were randomly chosen. Fecal samples were collected from the rectum stored in plastic bottles and transported to the laboratory in portable coolers at 10 °C. The technique of centrifugal flotation with saturated sugar solution was carried out in order to investigate the presence of eggs, cysts, and oocysts of gastrointestinal parasites. In 88.9% of the investigated animals, it was observed that the presence of nematode eggs which belongs to the Strongylida order, after cultivation and larvae identification were identified as Haemonchus spp., Trichostrongylus spp., Teladorsagia spp., Cooperia spp., and Oesophagostomum spp. Eggs of Thysanosoma, Trichuris, Moniezia, and Neoascaris genus were also observed. Additionally, the presence of oocysts of Eimeria spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. as well as cysts of Giardia spp., and Entamoeba spp. were verified. In all the farms evaluated, the animals showed a single or mixed infection, with the highest occurrence of helminths belonging to the Haemonchus and Trichostrongylus genus, as well as the protozoan Eimeria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Willian Mauricio
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Radavelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pazinato
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vanderlei
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Klauck
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andréia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volpato
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balzan
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rossett
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Chrystian Jassanã
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cazarotto
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leandro Sâmia
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julcemar Dias
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diego Córdova
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Cucco
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria ? UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Alberto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tonin
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aleksandro Schafer
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Da Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*