ARTICLE
TITLE

IDENTIFICATION AND PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL PROTOZOA IN PIGLETS THAT SOLD IN A TRADITIONAL MARKET IN BALI

SUMMARY

This research aims were to determine the type and prevalence of infections of gastrointestinal protozoan in piglets were sold in the pig traditional markets in Bali. As many as 250 piglets fecal samples were examined. All fecal samples were taken in a fresh state and then divided in two different sollution, one stored in plastic pots containing acetic sodium formaldehyde (SAF) for examination by sedimentation concentration method and another samples were stored in plastic pots containing potassium dichromate for examination by the method of floating. Samples were examined microscopically for the presence of cysts or oocystsof gastrointestinal protozoa. The results showed that 229 (91.6%) piglets were sold in the pigtraditional markets in Bali  infected by protozoa, and identified three Genus of protozoa with following prevalence of infection were Amoeba sp. 82.4%, Balantidium sp. 61.2% and Eimeria sp. 54.8%. 

 Articles related

Bogdan SEVASTRE,Marian TAULESCU,Orsolya SARPATAKI,Ioana BEDECEAN,Andrei C. ȘTEFAN,Ioan MARCUS,Cornel CÄ‚TOI    

In dogs, melanoma is a highly aggressive tumor, diagnosis and prognosis are still based onhistological signs of malignancy. The purposes of the present study were to evaluate the sensitivity andspecificity of several melanocytic markers, and, to investig... see more


Andras Laszlo NAGY,Marian TAULESCU,Flaviu TABARAN,Adrian GAL,Pompei BOLFA,Cosmina CUC,Gabriel BORZA,Cornel CATOI    

Immunohistochemical Markers for Hepatic Myofibroblast Identification in Dogs with Chronic Liver Disease


Flaviu TABARAN    

Carbon nanotubes are new material with biomedical applications which present alsonovel challenges for toxicity testing. The first challenge is the difficulty of their identification oncethey are systematically administrated. This problem is due to their ... see more


Andra Cristina Bostanaru,Mihai Mares,Aurelian Sorin Pasca,Gheorghe Savuta    

The mycobacterial infections caused by strains of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in animals and humans are still present. Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium (MAA) is the etiologic agent of avian tuberculosis, a chronic contagious disease described in a ... see more


Ioana ROMAN,Andreea STÄ‚NILÄ‚,Liviu HOLONEC    

Dog Rose is a shrub species which has many varieties due to adaptation to differentenvironmental conditions. This study aims to describe the morphology of: shoots, leaves, thorns,flowers, hips (false fruits) and seeds of Rosa canina for eight biotypes of... see more