PREVELANCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES OF CATTLE IN AKINLABI’S FARM, BAKATARI, IDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IBADAN, OYO STATE.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to evaluate the presence of gastrointestinal parasitic infection
between two (2) breeds of cattle reared in Akinlabi’s Farm, Bakatari, Ido Local
Government, Oyo state. Fifty (50) fecal samples were collected from the cattle breeds in
the study area. Characteristics of each cattle such as sex and breed were noted. Fecal
samples were collected per rectum from the selected animals and were subjected to
floatation method, McMaster egg counting technique and simple sedimentation
method/Stoll counting technique. The most prevalent gastrointestinal parasite was
strongyle, but seen more in female than male. Other parasites that was seen was
balantidium which is seen more in females than male, eimeria seen in females than males,
strongyliodes also found more in females than males, entamoeba which is seen more in
females than males, paraphistomum was also seen, but more in females than males, fasciola
also seen more in females than male, taenia is seen at the same level in males and females,
the parasites that was seen the least were toxocara and dicrocoelium seen in only females
of the samples collected. Hence, in order to mitigate these issues, it is crucial to promote
the implementation of suitable anthelminthic treatment plans and control measures.
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