›› 2017, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (12): 3592-3597.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2017.12.028

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Investigation of Intestinal Parasites in Dairy Cattle in Parts of Hebei Province and Tianjin

HU Su-hui, ZHANG Zhen-jie, LIU Zhen-zhen, CHEN Kai-li, ZHANG Gui-ling, LI Jun-qiang, ZHANG Long-xian, WANG Rong-jun   

  1. International Joint Research Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases of Henan Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • Received:2017-05-04 Online:2017-12-20 Published:2017-12-20

Abstract:

In order to understand the prevalence of intestinal parasites in dairy cattle in Hebei and Tianjin near to Bohai area, the centrifugal precipitation, Sheather's sugar flotation, and Lugol's iodine staining techniques were used to examine 1 040 fecal samples from 12 dairy cattle farms in Hebei and Tianjin areas. The overall infection rate was 61.63%, with the prevalence being 59.78% and 66.12% in Hebei and Tianjin, respectively. Eight parasite species were identified, including Coccidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., amoeba, Strongylus spp., Trichuris spp., cestode and trematode, and the infection rates were 40.96%, 1.63%, 8.46%, 33.27%, 2.02%, 3.56%, 0.96% and 0.96%, respectively. Coccidia spp. and amoeba were the predominant parasites. The present study indicated the prevalence of intestinal parasites were universal in dairy cattle in Hebei and Tianjin areas. Thus, the farms should take necessary prevention and control measures.

Key words: dairy cattle; intestinal parasite; Hebei; Tianjin

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