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Gastrointestinal Parasitism In Captive Animals At The Zoological Garden, Nekede Owerri, Southeast Nigeria.

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Gastrointestinal Parasitism In Captive Animals At The Zoological Garden, Nekede Owerri, Southeast Nigeria.

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Tags: This survey was carried out to establish the gastrointestinal parasites profile in animals at the zoological garden in Nekede, Owerri Southeast Nigeria. Thirty two animals consisting of 18 males and 14 females of 16 different species were examined. Faecal examination revealed an overall prevalence of 76.6%. Out of 118 gastrointestinal parasites encountered, 97(82.2%) and 21(17.8%) were helminthes and protozoa respectively. The helminthes observed were nematodes (Ascaris sp, Cooperia sp, strongyles, Trichuris sp. and Enterobius vermicularis), trematodes (Fasciola sp, Fasciolopsis buski, Schistosoma sp) and cestodes (Taenia sp), while Entamoeba sp and Giardia lamblia were the protozoa encountered. In the males, Haemonchus sp. had the highest prevalence of 19.7%, while Cooperia sp and Strongyloides sp each had the highest prevalence (29.4%) in the females. Enterobius vermicularis, (3.3%) and Taenia sp, (3.3%) and Fasciolopsis buski (5.9%) yielded the lowest prevalence in the male and female animal species respectively. All the animals examined harboured at least one GIT parasite, except the Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus).Results of the faecal culture yielded Strongyloides sp. and Haemonchus sp. larvae in the male and female cane rats, male tortoise and hyena. GIT parasites were 74(62.7%) and 44(37.2%) in the male and female zoo animals respectively. [Report and Opinion 2010;2(5):21-28]. (ISSN:1553- 9873). Key words: Gastrointestinal Parasitism, Captive Animals, Zoological Garden, Nekede Owerri, Southeast Nigeria
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