Title
Gastrointestinal helminthiasis and eimeriosis in grazing alpacas in two communal farms of Pasco, Peru and their relationship with body weight and body condition
Other title
Helmintiasis y Eimeriosis Gastrointestinal en Alpacas Criadas al Pastoreo en Dos Granjas Comunales de la Región Pasco, Perú, y su Relación con el Peso y Condición Corporal
Date Issued
01 October 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to study the relationship between gastrointestinal parasites with body weight and body condition in alpacas grazing in the Andean region of Pasco, Peru. Faecal samples from 160 alpacas in two communal farms were collected and analysed by the McMaster technique and faecal culture to determine the parasite load and parasite species. Due to the low prevalence of nematodes was decided to evaluate the relationship between Eimeria macusaniensis burden with the two productive parameters. The results showed a negative and significant correlation between parasite load and body weight (r2=0.8938) and non-significant correlation between parasite load and body condition (r2= 0.5747).
Start page
805
End page
812
Volume
27
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85013301857
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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