Prevalence and risk factors of trematode infection in swamp buffaloes reared under different agro-climatic conditions in Java Island of Indonesia

Vet World Vol.13 April-2020 Article-12

Research Article

Veterinary World, 13(4): 687-694

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.687-694

Nanis Nurhidayah¹, Fadjar Satrija^1,2, Elok Budi Retnani^1,2, Dewi Apri Astuti³, and Sri Murtini^1,2

1. Parasitology and Medical Entomology Study Program, Graduate School of IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.
2. Department of Animal Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.
3. Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.

Background and Aim: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and intensity and to identify the associated risk factors and impact of trematode infection in swamp buffaloes reared under different agro-climatic conditions in Java, Indonesia.

Materials and Methods: A total of 580 fecal samples were collected from swamp buffaloes in five different agro-climatic areas in Banten and Central Java Provinces, Indonesia. The fecal samples were examined using the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory Technique to determine the prevalence and intensity of trematode infection. The risk factors for infection were determined from an in-depth interview of owners/keepers, and the results were analyzed using Chi-square tests and multiple logistic regression. The infection was also correlated with swamp buffalo production parameters (body weight and body condition score [BCS]).

Results: From all fecal samples, the overall prevalence of trematode infection was 64.83%, which comprised Fasciola spp. (16.03%; mean eggs per gram [EPG]±SD: 1.02±0.43) and Paramphistomatidae (62.93%; mean EPG±SD: 1.01±0.66). The main risk factor for trematode infection was feeding animals with rice straw (odds ratio [OR]: 40.124); the risk of trematode infection was 40.142 times higher in buffaloes that consumed rice straw. Other risk factors included the frequency of anthelmintic treatment (OR: 4.666), age (OR: 0.449), and drinking water source (OR: 0.358). Trematode infection did not significantly affect the body weight or BCS of swamp buffaloes.

Conclusion: Although the prevalence of trematode infection was high in swamp buffaloes, the intensity of infection was low, and the infection did not affect the animals' physical parameters. Keywords: epidemiology, Indonesia, swamp buffalo, trematodes.

Keywords: epidemiology, Indonesia, swamp buffalo, trematodes.

How to cite this article: Nurhidayah N, Satrija F, Retnani EB, Astuti DA, Murtini S (2020) Prevalence and risk factors of trematode infection in swamp buffaloes reared under different agro-climatic conditions in Java Island of Indonesia, Veterinary World, 13(4): 687-694.

Received: 20-11-2019 Accepted: 02-03-2020 Published online: 15-04-2020

Corresponding author: Fadjar Satrija E-mail: fadjar_s@apps.ipb.ac.id

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.687-694

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