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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in growing pigs in Kabale District in Uganda
Tropical Animal Health and Production, Volume 43, No. 3, Year 2011
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During the last 30 years, pig production in Uganda and neighbouring counties has increased markedly. Pigs are mainly kept as a source of income for small-scale farmers; however, the pig production is subject to several constraints, one of them being worm infections. A study was carried out in rural communities in Kabale District in the South Western part of Uganda in September and October 2007 in order to estimate the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites in pigs based on coprological examination. Fifty-six households were randomly selected and visited. Housing system and deworming history were recorded. Faeces was sampled from rectum of one to five pigs (age, 3-12 months) per household. A total of 106 pigs were examined coprologically of which 91% excreted nematode eggs. The following prevalences of nematode eggs were recorded: strongyles (89%), Ascaris suum (40%), Trichuris suis (17%) and spiruroid eggs (48%). On household level, rearing pigs on slatted floors in pens significantly reduced the faecal egg excretion of strongyle eggs with almost 80% (p = 0.010) and a significant interaction between floor type and anthelmintic treatment was found for spiruroids (p = 0.037). Fifteen T. suis egg positive pigs were selected for post-mortem examination of the gastrointestinal tract. The post-mortem examinations revealed that 93% pigs were infected with Oesophagostomum spp. (worm burden, min-max 10-2,180), 73% with A. suum (1-36), 67% with T. suis (6-58), and 20% with Hyostrongylus rubidus (worms not quantified). In general, nematode infections were widespread and polyparasitism common in pigs in Uganda. However, worm burdens were moderate which may be related to recent deworming or to the practice of rearing pigs on slatted floors in wooden elevated pens. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nissen, Sofie
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Poulsen, Idahella H.
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Nejsum, Peter
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Olsen, Annette K.
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Roepstorff, Allan
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Rubaire-Akiiki, C.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Thamsborg, Stig Milan
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
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Citations: 75
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11250-010-9732-x
ISSN:
00494747
e-ISSN:
15737438
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Uganda