INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF PARASITES IN EXOTIC SUIS-LARGE WHITE (SUIDAE) SLAUGHTERED IN A TROPICAL URBAN ABATTOIR

EYO J.E.¹*, ECHI P.C.², ATAMA C.I.³, ONYISHI G.C.⁴, EKEH F.N.⁵, IVOKE N.⁶, NWANI C.D.⁷, OBITTE B.C.⁸, ONOJA U.S.^9
1Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
²Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
³Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
⁴Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
⁵Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
⁶Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
⁷Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
⁸Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
⁹Department of Home Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding Author : joseph.eyo@unn.edu.ng

Received : 02-10-2013     Accepted : 06-01-2014     Published : 05-04-2014
Volume : 6     Issue : 1       Pages : 132 - 135
Int J Parasitol Res 6.1 (2014):132-135
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3702.6.1.132-135

Keywords : Pig, Suis, Parasites, Haemoparasites, Prevalence, Incidence, Gender, Age
Conflict of Interest : None declared

Parasitic investigation was carried out to determine the incidence and prevalence of the parasites of exotic Suis (large white) slaughtered for meat in Nsukka, Nigeria. All the 180 large white examined were infected with either or both ecto- and endoparasites. The ectoparasites were Sarcoptes suis and Haematopinus suis and endoparasites were Strongyloides ransomi, Eimeria sp and Ascaris suum. Among the endoparasites, Eimeria sp. had the highest prevalence (51.70%), followed by S. ransomi (41.10 %) and A. suum (31.10 %). S. suis (35.50%) was more prevalent than H. suis (6.60%). Incidence of the endoparasites was high being 142.60% of S. ransomi, 1350% of Eimeria sp. and 104.30% of A. suum. Incidence of S. suis was 146.40% and that of H. suis was 38.7%. The prevalence of haemoparasites encountered during the survey were Trypanosoma brucei (10.00%) T. congolense, (13.30%) Babesia trautmanni (42.77%) and Babesia perroncitoi (33.89%) and the incidences of these parasites were 31.40, 45.00, 127.79 and 95.78%, respectively. Age groups 7-9 months were mostly affected by various ectoparasites except in the infection of H. suis which was recorded mostly in the young stock 4-6 months of age. Age groups 7-9 months were mostly affected by haemoparasites followed by above 9 months and lastly 4-6 months old pigs.

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