Identifikasi trematoda pada sapi jantan menjelang Idul Adha

Abstract

Bulls are an essential commodity and are always needed at the time of Eid al-Adha in Indonesia. Health insurance for livestock that will become sacrificial animals is one of the things that must get attention, especially for the safety of food or products of animal origin after the slaughter process so that it is safe for consumption by the community. Health checks have often been carried out by looking at the general condition of livestock, however, laboratory tests are still rarely carried out. This study aims to identify Trematode parasites present in bulls that will be used as sacrificial animals in the hope that it will provide useful data for evaluation and improvement in trematode parasite treatment programs. The method used to identify trematode parasite eggs is by examining the worm eggs in the faeces using the Parfitt and Banks method (1977). The samples used were fresh faeces from 72 bulls with ages ranging from 2-3 years. The result of the observation was the identification of the eggs of Fasciola sp. in 3 samples (4.2%) and eggs of Paramphistomum sp. in 2 samples (2.8%).