Intestinal parasites in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) in farms of Azerbaijan

Abstract

In the article are presented the results of research of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) infected with intestinal coccidia of genera Cryptosporidium, Eimeria, Isospora, as well as parasitic infusion genus of Balantidium. We have found the following 5 coccidian species in pigs: Eimeria deblieski, Eimeria scabra, Eimeria polita, Isospora suis and Cryptosporidium suis. The most widely distributed is E .deblieski, it was found in pigs in all the studied private households.rnThe extent of infestation with Eimeria and Cryptosporidium was higher in the lowland areas of the Absheron Peninsula, in Salyan region - 46.0 and 45.1%, respectively. In foothill area (Khudat) was - 39.0 and 42.5%, in the mountainous (Shamakhi, Ismayilli) -12.3 and 19.5%. It noted the mixed infection in domestic pigs of coccidia from 2 genuses - cryptosporidium with eimeria and from 3 genus eimeria with cryptosporidium with balantidium