Identifikasi Protozoa Parasitik pada Tinja Owa Jawa (Hylobates moloch Audebert 1798) di Habitat Ex Situ

Abstract

SALSABILA YAZTHI. Identification of Parasitic Protozoa From Faeces of Silvery Javan Gibbons (Hylobates moloch Audebert 1798) in Ex Situ Habitat. Under direction of SRI UTAMI HANDAJANI. This study was aimed to observe the existence of parasitic protozoa in faeces sample, that were collected from silvery javan gibbons (Hylobates moloch Audebert 1798) in ex situ habitat. It has been evaluated a probability of a protozoa transmission through the feeding, water, cage sanitation or animal care. Faeces were collected from silvery javan gibbons at The Primate Research Center of Bogor Agricultural University and The Javan Gibbon Center, Bodogol, Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Sukabumi. Faeces examination using natif and flotation methods. No parasitic protozoa found in silvery javan gibbons’s faeces from The Primate Research Center, while it was found in silvery javan gibbons’s faeces from The Javan Gibbon Center. The genus of protozoa were Entamoeba and Balantidium. The existence of these parasitic protozoa closely related to the care programs, such as feeding, cage and healthy management of silvery javan gibbons in ex situ habitat. A good care program can minimize the risk of infection from parasitic protozoa and transmission of any animal or human resources working with the gibbons. Keywords: Silvery javan gibbons, Hylobates moloch, parasitic protozoa, care