Trematodiasis occurrence in cattle along the Progo River, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

AIM

This study aimed to measure the occurrence of trematodiasis in cattle along the Progo River, a district of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The findings help to establish the magnitude of the disease and encourage prevention and treatment of this condition.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Trematode eggs were extracted from 100 fecal samples collected from cattle. The eggs were examined using the sedimentation technique, and the method of Parfitt and Banks was used to differentiate spp. eggs from spp. eggs.

RESULTS

The infection rate of trematode parasites was 50%. Cattle experienced multiple infections of both spp. and spp., as well as single infections of one species or the other. All breeds were vulnerable to infections of both trematode species, although different cattle breeds, including Peranakan Ongole crossbreeds, Simmental crossbreeds, and Limousin crossbreeds, showed differences in infection rate. The highest rate of infection with spp. (15.78%) occurred in the Simmental crossbreeds. The highest rate of infection (31.57%) with spp. was in the Peranakan Ongole crossbreeds. Multiple infections of both spp. and spp. were highest in Simmental crossbreed cattle (28.97%).

CONCLUSION

The high infection rates of trematode parasites found in fecal samples, particularly of spp., indicate that the cattle along the Progo River in Indonesia experience a high rate of trematodiasis disease.