Determinación de parásitos gastrointestinales en perros domésticos en la zona urbana del cantón Rocafuerte

SUMMARY In order to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic dogs in the city of Rocafuerte, the results were analyzed through chi-square benchmark for the experiment, we used 320 dogs of different breeds and sexes aged under six and more than thirteen months old and possibly different types of food infested with gastrointestinal parasites, where the genus Ancylostoma caninum occupied a prominent place. The egg of the parasite was determined by photon microscope bright field obtained by flotation qualitative techniques. Stool samples were collected for each animal to determine the prevalence and identification of gastrointestinal parasite eggs. Canines were found parasitized by Ancylostoma canis at a rate of 89.37% considered high prevalence. The highest percentage of infected animals occurs in dogs ranging from 7 to 12 months of age with 41%, respectively. The percentage of parasitism by sex is higher than 55.25% in male animals, while parasitism of power according to the type found in dogs fed a homemade diet 53.15%. There parasite prevalence in all sectors studied Rocafuerte city and most often manifested in the southern sector with 25.17%. The results indicate that flotation qualitative methodology is a useful tool in the country's conditions for eggs of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic dogs and control of parasitism.

• 1. Verfasser: Mendoza Rodríguez, Richard Antonio (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Veröffentlicht: 2011
• Schlagworte: Epidemiología; Perro; Población y muestra; Toxocara
• Online Zugang: http://repositorio.espam.edu.ec/handle/42000/515