The Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal Nematode Parasite and Egg-Count in Cattle with Different Skin Colors

Abstract

This study was aimed to find out burden of nematode infection in aceh cattle with different skin colors. The samples were 105 cattle consisting of adult male and female. Each of skin color consisted of 15 males and 20 females obtained from Aceh Besar District. The samples were examined in the laboratory of Parasitology, Veterinary Medicine faculty, Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh. The examination of nematode’s egg is done by observation on the cattle’ feces using centripus test and Mcmaster test. From the results of the study, it was revealed that the prevalence of Nematodiasis based on skin color are: Red 74.3%, Black 82.9%, and white 85.7%. The average number of eggs per gram of feces based on cattle skin color is obtained 23,07 from red, 413,7 black and 610 white. From this result, it can be stated that the lowest rate of infection and the amount of nematode’s egg in each gram of cattle’s feces on aceh cattle based on skin color is a cattle with the red color. These results are in line with the observations in the field that the red cattle are More demanded among farmers.