PREVALENSI ASCARIASIS PADA KUDA DI DAERAH PANTAI PARANGTRITIS

Parangtritis beach is one of tourism destination in Yogyakarta (DIY). Horses were used to facilitates tourism to enjoy Parangtritis beach. It means the health status of horses very important to the owner. Horse can be infected by various disease similar with other mammals. One of those diseases is e...

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Main Authors: , RIZKI YUNI UTAMI, , Dr. drh. Widagdo Sri Nugroho, M.P.
Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013
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Online Access:https://repository.ugm.ac.id/121083/
http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=61135
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Summary:Parangtritis beach is one of tourism destination in Yogyakarta (DIY). Horses were used to facilitates tourism to enjoy Parangtritis beach. It means the health status of horses very important to the owner. Horse can be infected by various disease similar with other mammals. One of those diseases is endoparasitic infection and Parascaris equorum is one of the endoparasites. The aims of this research were to find out the prevalence of ascariasis and the association between farm management and ascariasis of horse in Parangtritis. Eighty horse from 66 farmers were chosen as samples. Their feces were taken for Laboratory diagnosis for ascariasis, used flotation method in Parasitological Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Data were analyzed discriptively, Chi Square (�2) and Odds Ratio (OR) to indentify the risk factors. The result of this research showed that prevalence of ascariasis in farm level was 24%, whereas ascariasis prevalence of the horses in Parangtritis beach is 20%. Number of horses and litter of stables associated with the ascariasis.