Resumen

VILLAVICENCIO VILLAVICENCIO, Blanca Jeaneth; TORO MOLINA, Blanca Mercedes; CHICAIZA SANCHEZ, Luis Alonzo  y  BEJARANO RIVERA, Cristina Isabel. Public health and economy: prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in sheep in Canton Pujilí, Ecuador. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2023, vol.15, n.5, pp. 470-475.  Epub 28-Oct-2023. ISSN 2218-3620.

Health management in sheep is of importance with an impact on public health, parasitic diseases have an impact on the health of the animals and the economy of the owner, with a decrease in weight gain, a coproparasitic and the FAMACHA method is performed The latter verifies the health and anemic state, based on the observation of the coloration of the membranes of the conjunctiva of the eye, 205 samples of feces taken directly from the rectum of the sheep were analyzed and The Faust flotation technique was applied. , with the observation and quantification of gastrointestinal parasite eggs. In addition, the prevalence is determined, resulting in 82.44% of gastrointestinal parasites in sheep. The most relevant genera according to the parasitic species were: Haemonchus with 73.66%, followed by oesophagostomun with 17.07% and nematodirus with 16.59%, therefore it can be demonstrated that, if there is the presence of parasites in the Guangaje parish, Pujili canton-Ecuador.

Palabras clave : Sheep; Gastrointestinal parasites; Prevalence; FAMACHA Method.

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