Study of gastrointestinal parasites in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) reared under Mexican humid tropical conditions.
The objective was to determine the frequency of gastrointestinal parasites (GP) genera affecting water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) reared under humid tropical conditions of Mexico. Three hundred eighty-three Munrah breed water buffalo were included, 251 adult females and 132 calves. Feces were directly collected form the rectum of the animals and processed by the McMaster technique. Coprocultures were made to identify the genera of the nematodes. The frequency of GP in B. bubalis was 42%, independently of their age, 60% of calves resulted parasitized. Age had a strong association with the presence of GP (Xi2= 77.4014, d.f. = 1, p = 0.001). The family Trichostrongylidae was found in both age groups. The genera identified were Strongyloides sp. (47.2%), Cooperia sp. (33.9%), and Haemonchus sp. (10.4%), as well as Eimeria sp., Moniezia sp., Trichuris sp., and Strongyloides sp. The highest parasite burden corresponded to the genus Strongyloides sp. with 1108.9 EPG. There is a need to carry out further studies in order to know the prevalence and incidence of nematode affecting to B. bubalis as an introduced animal species to Mexican tropics.
División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. nojedar@gmail.com.
Nadia Florencia
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Ojeda-Robertos
División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Oswaldo Margarito
OM
Torres-Chablé
División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Jorge Alonso
JA
Peralta-Torres
División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Carlos
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Luna-Palomera
División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Aguilar
A
Aguilar-Cabrales
División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Alfonso Juventino
AJ
Chay-Canul
URUSSE-Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Roberto
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González-Garduño
Centro regional de Investigaciones "Dr Hideyo Noguchi" Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Carlos
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Machain-Williams
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Ramón
R
Cámara-Sarmiento
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000469:parasitology; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence; D014329:Tropical Climate
Coproculture; Frequency; McMaster; Nematodes; Water buffalo