Infeksi Cacing Strongyloides pada kuda (Equus caballus) di Kabupaten Sumba Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur

Abstract

Kecacingan pada kuda dapat menimbulkan kerugian ekonomi yang disebabkan oleh penurunan bobot badan, penurunan produksi bahkan kematian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghitung prevalensi dan derajat infeksi Strongyloides pada kuda di Kabupaten Sumba Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Sebanyak 65 sampel feses kuda dikumpulkan di sepuluh kecamatan yaitu Kecamatan Tabundung, Kecamatan Lewa Tidahu, Kecamatan Nggaha Oriangu, Kecamatan Ngadu Ngala, Kecamatan Lewa, Kecamatan Kota Waingapu, Kecamatan Karera, Kecamatan Wula Waijelu, Kecamatan Pahunga Lodu dan dari Kecamatan Katala Hamu Lingu. Analisis feses menggunakan teknik McMaster dan flotasi sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebanyak 37 dari 65 kuda (57 %) terinfeksi cacing Strongyloides dengan derajat infeksi yaitu 162,99 TTGT. Berdasarkan nilai TTGT yang diperoleh hasil tersebut termasuk kedalam kategori infeksi rendah. Hasil uji chi-square dan uji Mann-Whitney U menunjukkan tidak adanya perbedaan nyata antara prevalensi dan derajat infeksi dengan umur dan jenis kelamin

Helminthiasis in horses can provide some economic losses due to loss of body weight, production, and even death of the animals. This study aimed to calculate the prevalence and intensity of Strongyloides infection in horses of East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. A total of 65 fecal samples were collected in ten sub-districts, namely Tabundung District, Lewa Tidahu District, Nggaha Oriangu District, Ngadu Ngala District, Lewa District, Kota Waingapu District, Karera District, Wula Waijelu District, Pahunga Lodu District and Katala Hamu Lingu District. The samples were analyzed using McMaster technique and simple fecal flotation. The results showed that 37 out of 65 horses (57%) with intensity of Strongyloides infection is 162,99 eggs per gram (EPG) of fecal. Based on the EPG value obtained, these results were included in the category of mild infection. The results of the chi-square tests and Mann-Whitney U tests showed that there was no significant difference between the prevalence and intesity of infection with age and sex.