Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasite infection in goats in Ben Tre province and the treatment trial medicine
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of parasitic worm infections in the digestive tract of goats raised in Ben Tre province and to test treatment drugs as a scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases in goats. It also aims to help goat farmers understand the prevalence of worm infections so they can implement effective prevention and treatment measures in goats in Ben Tre province. A total of 420 goat feces samples were tested by flotation and sedimentation methods, the result showed that the overall infection rate was 67.9%. Identification and classification of parasitic worm eggs in goats by traditional methods showed that both survey locations were infected with eggs of 3 classes: roundworm (100%), tapeworm (43.9%) and trematode (4.2%), in which roundworm eggs were infected with 2 species including Haemonchus contortus: 60.0% and Trichocephalus ovis: 8.3%. Tapeworm class was infected with 3 species including Moniezia expansa (29.3%), Moniezia benedeni (28.6%) and Taenia saginata (1.0%) and trematode class was infected with 1 species Paramphistomum cervi (2.9%). The rate of roundworm egg infection in goats increased with age. Goats were infected with mixed worm eggs. Albendazole at 7.5 mg/kg body weight and fenbendazole at 10 mg/kg body weight were the two drugs types used in the goat deworming tests, and the two exhibited 100% efficacy. During testing, neither medication had any adverse effects and was safe for goats. In general, goats raised in Ben Tre province are infected with many types of parasitic worm eggs. Two drugs, albendazole at a dose of 7.5 mg/kg body weight and fenbendazole at a dose of 10 mg/kg body weight, were both effective in eliminating parasitic worms in goats.
