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2005
Volume 8
Issue 1
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Połozowski A. , Zieliński J. , Zielińska E. 2005. INFLUENCE OF BREED CONDITIONS ON PRESENCE OF INTERNAL PARASITES IN SWINE IN SMALL-SCALE MANAGEMENT, EJPAU 8(1), #08.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume8/issue1/abs-08.html

INFLUENCE OF BREED CONDITIONS ON PRESENCE OF INTERNAL PARASITES IN SWINE IN SMALL-SCALE MANAGEMENT

Andrzej Połozowski1, Jan Zieliński2, Ewa Zielińska2
1 Department of Internal and Parasitic Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
2 Veterinary Practice, Poniec

 

ABSTRACT



The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of various conditions of swine breeding in small, private farms on prevalence and intensity of internal parasites infections with taking into consideration the age of animals. The 100 pigs from 11 small farms, from Wielkopolskie area, were examined. Taking account of differences in conditions of breeding, the farms were divided on two groups: A (4) and B (7). In pigs from A farms confirmed solely Oesophagostomum spp. and Ascaris suum infections, in animals from B farms, besides this two species, also Trichuris suis, Strongyloides ransomi and coccidia were observed. In A farms only 21.4% of animals were infected with parasites, however in B farms - as many as 91.4%. In swine from A farms one-species infections prevailed (in 66.7% of infected animals), instead in swine from B farms - multi-species infections (2-,3- or 4-species infections in 73.6% of infected animals). Also considerable differences in intensity of parasites infections between A and B farms were observed.

Key words: parasites, swine, prevalence, intensity of infection, Oesophagostomum spp., Ascaris suum, Trichuris suis, Strongyloides ransomi, Coccidia.


Andrzej Połozowski
Department of Internal and Parasitic Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats,
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Pl. Grunwaldzki 47, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
email: apoloz@ozi.ar.wroc.pl

Jan Zieliński
Veterinary Practice, Poniec
64-125 Poniec, ul. Krobska 43, Poland

Ewa Zielińska
Veterinary Practice, Poniec
64-125 Poniec, ul. Krobska 43, Poland

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