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Internal parasites and health management of pigs in Burayu District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Bersissa Kumsa, Elias Kifle
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 85, No 1 | a913 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v85i1.913 | © 2014 Bersissa Kumsa, Elias Kifle | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 30 July 2012 | Published: 26 February 2014

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Bersissa Kumsa, Department of Parasitology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and Faculty of Medicine, Aix Marseille Université, France
Elias Kifle, Faculty of Medicine, Aix Marseille Université, France, Ethiopia

Abstract

The study determined the prevalence and major types of gastrointestinal parasites in pigs and assessed the health management practices on farms in Burayu District in West Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. The study was performed from November 2007 to April 2008 using standard coprological examination and a well-organised questionnaire survey. Of the 272 pigs examined for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites, 36 (13.2%) were infected with one or more types of parasite. Neither age nor management system proved to be a statistically significant factor in the prevalence of parasites. The highest prevalence of parasites was recorded in December, January and April, whereas the lowest was observed in February. Significant variation in the prevalence of parasites was noticed amongst study months. The majority of farmers did not use acaricides to treat and control external parasites. Anthelmintics were not used by any of the farmers. Some 76.1% of the farmers never used any type of treatment for sick pigs; 21.7% of the farmers used modern treatment and 2.2% of the farmers used traditional medicines. More than 95.0% of pigs were kept on soil floors and only 10.9% of the housing systems had good ventilation. Dung was removed at least every three days, with the majority of farmers (91.2%) removing it every morning. This study provided evidence for the occurrence of internal parasites in pigs kept in Burayu District in Oromia. Further epidemiological studies are needed to determine the zoonotic and economic importance of pig parasites in other parts of Ethiopia.

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