Incidência de endo e ectoparasitas em cavalos atletas do 3º Esquadrão de Polícia Montada da Paraíba, na cidade de Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

Incidence of endo and ectoparasites in athlete horses of the 3rd Mounted Police Squadron of Paraíba, in the city of Campina Grande - PB. This monographic work deals with the main equine parasites, aiming to evaluate the incidence of gastrointestinal parasites, hemoparasites and ectoparasites in the herd of the 3rd Mounted Police Squadron, in the city of Campina Grande-PB, aiming to obtain a parasitological profile of the animals. We evaluated 39 horses, 8 females and 31 males, used for work and sport, with different ages and no race. A clinical record was established for the records referring to the history and the clinical examination of the animals. Blood samples were collected from the animals for the observation of hemoparasites by blood smear; observed the presence of ectoparasites; and a stool sample of 36 horses was collected for parasitological examination using McMaster’s techniques. The evaluation of the parasitological examination of feces indicated that 15 (41.66%) animals presented positive test for gastrointestinal parasites, with 12 (33.34%) animals over 300 eggs per gram of feces (OPG). Intestinal endoparasites of the Strongylidae Family and Strongyloididae were identified. The average OPG count of the herd was 877, only among the males was 982, among the females registered 422, among animals aged 6 to 12 years was 1,034 and at 13 years above 400. The incidence of hemoparasitas was 5 (12.82%) animals for Babesia spp. And 7 (17.94%) animals for Trypanosoma spp., while 9 (23.07%) animals were parasitized by Amblyomma cajennense. The present study concludes that the incidence of parasites in the herd indicates deficiencies in the management, recommending routine parasitological examinations and adopting a preventive management to maintain the sanity and good performance of the animals.