Authors : Sarala Poudel and Janak Raj Subedi
Abstract: Gastrointestinal helminthes parasite infection is a major militating factor against profitable animal production worldwide. The present study was conducted to determine the general prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of pig in two farms viz. Phursekhola pig farm and Saaru pig farm of Pokhara. A total of 120 faecal samples were collected by opportunistic random faecal sampling method. Iodine wet mount and different concentration technique (floatation and sedimentation) were used for faecal qualitative. Out of 120 faecal samples examined, 73 faecal samples were positive with 60.83% prevalence of parasitic infection. Total of 8 GI parasites that includes protozoan and helminth among which B.coli (25%) and Trichuris sp. (20.83%) showed the highest prevalence. Statistically, the difference in GI parasitic infection in specific parasites were found to be insignificant (χ2 = 38.083, p>0.05). Among two farms the Saaru pig farm (71.67%) showed the higher prevalence as compared to Phursekhola pig farm (50%). Statistically, the difference in prevalence of GI parasitic infection among two farms found to be insignificant (χ2 = 1.11, p>0.05). Whereas the difference in prevalence of single infection (64.38%) and mixed infections (35.61%) were insignificant (χ2 = 3.50, p>0.05).
Sarala Poudel and Janak Raj Subedi, 2020. Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) in Two Farms of Pokhara Valley. Research Journal of Animal Sciences, 14: 45-49.