THE PREVALENCE OF DIGESTIVE PARASITES OF PIGS IN SMALLHOLDERS FROM HÂRTIBACIU VALLEY, SIBIU COUNTY, ROMANIA

Authors

  • Mihai-Horia Băieş Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mǎnǎştur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Postal Code: 400372, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2-4 Carol I Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania (MADR), Postal Code: 030163, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești, 61 Mǎrǎşti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, Postal Code: 011464 Author
  • Bogdan Ciurilǎ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mǎnǎştur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Postal Code: 400372, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2-4 Carol I Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania (MADR), Postal Code: 030163, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești, 61 Mǎrǎşti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, Postal Code: 011464 Author
  • Cristinel-Gigi Șonea Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mǎnǎştur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Postal Code: 400372, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2-4 Carol I Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania (MADR), Postal Code: 030163, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești, 61 Mǎrǎşti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, Postal Code: 011464 Author
  • Ioan-Ștefan Groza Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mǎnǎştur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Postal Code: 400372, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2-4 Carol I Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania (MADR), Postal Code: 030163, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești, 61 Mǎrǎşti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, Postal Code: 011464 Author
  • Adriana Györke Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mǎnǎştur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Postal Code: 400372, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2-4 Carol I Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania (MADR), Postal Code: 030163, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești, 61 Mǎrǎşti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, Postal Code: 011464 Author
  • Dumitru Militaru Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mǎnǎştur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Postal Code: 400372, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2-4 Carol I Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania (MADR), Postal Code: 030163, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești, 61 Mǎrǎşti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, Postal Code: 011464 Author
  • Vasile Cozma Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mǎnǎştur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Postal Code: 400372, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2-4 Carol I Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania (MADR), Postal Code: 030163, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești, 61 Mǎrǎşti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, Postal Code: 011464 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1199/4rwsnj29

Keywords:

digestive parasites, epidemiology, smallholders, pigs

Abstract

Parasitic diseases cause significant economic losses in pigs, but are often overlooked because of the apparent lack of clinical signs. The current study aimed to identify the parasitic profile of swine raised in 14 smallholders from Hârtibaciu Valley, Sibiu. A number of 260 samples were collected, during winter and spring, from piglets, fatteners, and sows. The coproparasitological examination used usual methods. The number of eggs (EPG), oocysts (OPG), and cysts (CPG) were counted per gram of fecal matter.The examination revealed parasitic infections with B. coli, Eimeria spp., A. suum, T. suis, and Oesophagostomum spp. The prevalence (P) and average intensity (AI) of infections varied between farms, seasons and age group. The overall prevalence in all smallholders, according to the age category, was 60% for Eimeria spp., 22% - B. coli, 27% - Oesophagostomum spp., 29% - A. suum, and 8% - T. suis, in piglets. In fatteners, Eimeria spp. had a prevalence of 28%, B. coli - 49%, A. suum - 33%, T. suis - 8%, Oesophagostomum spp. – 29% and in sows Eimeria spp. - 23%, B. coli - 43%, A. suum - 27%, and Oesophagostomum spp. - 37%. Therefore, the present study revealed statistically significant differences between age groups, seasons, and smallholders for all diagnosed parasites. The presence of infections with B. coli, A. suum, and T. suis, parasites with zoonotic potential, justifies their supervision and control, in the vision of the "One health, one medicine" concept.

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2023-08-01

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2023): Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

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