Internal Parasites of Pigs and Worm Control Practices in Bamboutos, Western Highlands of Cameroon
Table 4
Distribution of pig herds according to type of drug used and parasites present on farm in Bamboutos, Cameroon.
Parasite
Drug
Iver
Dew
Meb
Lev
Ver†
Alb
M+L
A+L
A+L+M
N=18
N=10
N=8
N=2
N=4
N=4
N=1
N=1
N=1
Strongylid parasites
18(100.0)
10 (100.0)
8(100.0)
2(100.0)
4(100.0)
4(100.0)
1(100.0)
1(100.0)
1(100.0)
Coccidia
3(16.7)
2(20.0)
2(25.0)
1(50.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
1(100.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
Strongyloides ransomi
13(72.2)
8(80.0)
4(50.0)
0(0.0)
2(50.0)
1(25.0)
1(100.0)
0(0.0)
1 (100.0)
Ascaris suum
3(16.7)
3 (30.0)
1(12.5)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
1(25.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
Metastrongylus sp
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
1(12.5)
1(50.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
1(100.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
Trichuris suis
2 (11.1)
0(0.0)
0(0.00
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
1(5.6)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
0(0.0)
N= number of herds using a particular drug; Iver= Ivermectin; Meb= Mebendazole; Lev= Levamisole; Ver= Vermexin; Alb= Albendazole; M+L= Mebenzole+Levamizole; A+L= Albendazole+ Levamisole; A+L+M= Albendazole+Levamisole+Mebendazole. Dew= dewormer. : farmers used dewormers but could not recall their identities. †: Vermexin belongs to the Benzimidazole class of anthelmintic drugs.
