Prevalence of haemoparasites in beef cattle in the Cocha del Betano Community, Ecuador

Abstract

The objective of the research focused on analyzing the prevalence of haemoparsites in beef cattle in the Community of Cocha del Betano, Jambelí Parish, Canton Lake Agrío, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. Based on laboratory analysis, by blood smear by Giemsa staining, the Ebron farm had the highest incidence of 23.73%; the Betty farm had a lower parasitic incidence of 1.69%, relative to the ages the highest incidence corresponds to animals of 12 to 24 months and the lowest incidence in animals greater than 24 months. Regarding sex males were the most affected with 52.54% and females with 47.46%, the prevalence of the mixed race was 71.19%, followed by the Brahmin race with 28.81%. All livestock farms investigated do not keep health records, nor the respective identification of cattle making it difficult to take data.

Keywords

• ganado
• parasitología
• enfermedad animal.