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Prevalensi dan karakteristik morfologis Ascaris suum pada babi ras lokal dan
landrace di Kota Kupang
Abstract
Riwayat Artikel: Pigs are important livestock commodities of the community
Diterima: in the East Nusa Tenggara. Pigs in East Nusa Tenggara
10 Juli 2019 sussceptible to endoparasite disease because of traditionally
Direvisi: maintained. One of worm parasites that attack the pigs are
16 Juli 2019
Ascaris suum. The purpose of this study to determine the
Disetujui:
prevalence and morphological characteristic in 10 pigs local
1 Agustus 2019
races and 10 landrace race. The results showed from 12 pigs
local races only 1 had infected of Ascaris suum with prevalence
Keywords: of 8,3%. Of the 142 pigs landrace race are found 10 pigs had
Ascaris suum, infected of Ascaris suum with prevalence of 7,04%. According
morphological to worm count, the value of Ascaris suum infection in race lokal
characteristics, prevalence, pigs relatively higher with burden parasitism 72 worm per pig
pigs races and worm count. compared to landrace pig races with infection load average of
Korespondensi : 1,5 worm per pig. Morphological examination of Ascaris suum
yanti.almet@yahoo.com in pigs local race shows the length and diameter of female
worms 25,25(±3,23) cm and 3,37(±0,91) mm and the length and
diameter of the male worms 29,13(±3,84) cm and 5,03
(±1,28)mm and the length and diameter of the male worms
20,62(±2,37)cm and 3,02 (±1,59)mm. Ascaris suum male has a
reddish brown color and in Ascaris suum females have a pale
brown color (white). the concluded of this study Ascaris suum
in kota kupang has the morphological characteristics that are not
much different with the literature, with the highest prevalence
occurs in pigs local races
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keparahan infeksi cacing Ascaris suum Hasil Gambar 2. Karakteristik morfologis cacing
perhitungan worm count diperoleh dari Ascaris suum secara
perbandingan antara jumlah cacing dan makroskopik
jumlah babi yang positif terinfeksi cacing. Keterangan : atas (cacing Ascaris suum
Worm count cacing Ascaris suum dapat jantan dengan ekor yang melengkung ke arah
dilihat pada Tabel 2. ventral) bawah (cacing Ascaris suum betina)
Tabel 2. Worm Count Ascaris suum pada
babi positif
Proses pengukuran cacing Ascaris suum
Ras Babi Jumlah Jumlah Rata- dapat dilihat pada Gambar 3.
babi total rata
positif Ascaris jumlah
(ekor) suum cacing a b
(cacing) Ascaris
suum /
inang
Landrace 10 15 1,5
Lokal 1 72 72
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