Parasitic infections in cattle in North-Bačka District

Abstract

Because of indirect and direct damages, parasitic infections of cattle pose a threat to animals, so it is necessary to suppress them continuously. In order to carry out the action successfully, it is of crucial importance to deal with current data on their presence. The investigation was carried out in the region of North Bačka District during 2009. and 2010., in 224 heads of cattle grown at farms of various hygienic status and housing conditions. In this study, there are presented the results relating to helminthosis and mange prevalence in different age categories of cattle. Positive parasitological findings were determined in 43.30% of tested animals. There were diagnosed cestodes of Moniezia and Dicrocoelium dendriticum strain, gastro intestinal strongilides as well as mites of Psoroptes strain. During two years' investigation, there was found out the greatest prevalence of infections caused by gastro intestinal strongilides (19.78% and 29.32%). On the basis of the obtained results, it will be possible to use modern antihelmintics more effectively, as well as to implement measures in order to prevent both growth and survival of preparasitic stadiums in the environment and animal infection. The ultimate goal is to help providing more economical cattle production in the investigated region.

Zbog indirektnih i direktnih šteta parazitske infekcije goveda predstavljaju opasnost za životinje i potrebno ih je kontinuirano suzbijati, a da bi se taj proces uspešno sproveo neophodno je imati na raspolaganju realne podatke o njihovoj zastupljenosti. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na području Severnobačkog okruga, tokom 2009. i 2010. godine, kod 224 govečeta, uzgajana na farmama različitog higijenskog statusa i u različitim uslovima držanja. U radu su prikazani rezultati koji se odnose na prevalenciju helmintoza i šuge kod različitih starosnih kategorija goveda. Pozitivan parazitološki nalaz je ustanovljen kod 43,30% pregledanih životinja. Dijagnostikovane su cestode iz roda Moniezia, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, želudačno-crevne strongilide i šugarci roda Psoroptes. Tokom obe godine istraživanja ustanovljena je najveća prevalencija infekcije želudačno-crevnim strongilidama (19,78% i 29,32%). Na osnovu dobijenih rezultata biće omogućena efikasnija primena modernih antihelmintika, sprovođenje mera u cilju sprečavanja razvoja i preživljavanja preparazitskih stadijuma u spoljašnjoj sredini i sprečavanje infekcije životinja, a sve sa ciljem da se obezbedi ekonomičnija govedarska proizvodnja u ispitivanom području.