Moroccan Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023): (September 2023)
Animal Production and Health

Influence of goat physiological state and season on prevalence and gastrointestinal parasite load in Benin

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  • Gilles-christ AKAKPO,
  • Pierre Kétomon CHALLATON ,
  • Guénolé Coovi AKOUEDEGNI,
  • Géorcelin Goué ALOWANOU,
  • Zhoul-Kornaéni KARIMOU,
  • Sylvie Mawulé HOUNZANGBÉ-ADOTÉ
Gilles-christ AKAKPO Laboratoire d’Ethnopharmacologie et de Santé Animale, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin
Pierre Kétomon CHALLATON
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7251-5914 (unauthenticated) Laboratoire d’Ethnopharmacologie et de Santé Animale, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin
Guénolé Coovi AKOUEDEGNI Laboratoire d’Ethnopharmacologie et de Santé Animale, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin
Géorcelin Goué ALOWANOU Laboratoire des Recherches Pluridisciplinaires de l’Enseignement Technique, Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique, Université Nationale des Sciences, Technologies, Ingénierie et Mathématiques, Abomey, Bénin
Zhoul-Kornaéni KARIMOU Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d’Exploitations Forestières, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin
Sylvie Mawulé HOUNZANGBÉ-ADOTÉ Laboratoire d’Ethnopharmacologie et de Santé Animale, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin

Published 2023-09-14

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal parasitic diseases have a major economic and zootechnical impact, undermining the productivity of goat farms in tropical environments. This study assessed the influence of different physiological stages and seasons on the prevalence and load of gastrointestinal parasites in goats on traditional farms in Benin. To achieve this objective, sampling and coproscopic analysis at different physiological stages of goats and at different seasons of the year were carried out in different departments of Benin. The results showed that goats were mainly infested with Strongyles and Strongyloides spp. Pregnant goats followed by lactating subjects were the most infested. Both parasites were more prevalent in pregnant goats (91.7 % Strongle and 88 % Strongyloides), followed by lactating goats (88.4 % Strongle and 87 % Strongyloides) and growing goats (86% Strongle and 85.1% Strongyloides). Parasitic loads of strongyles, strongyloides, Moniezia and coccidian ocysts were higher in the rainy season than in the dry season. It would therefore be wise to pay close attention to the health status of animals during the gestation and lactation stages, which are the most vulnerable, particularly during the rainy season.

Key words: Goat, gastrointestinal parasite, Strongle, Strongyloides, season, Benin

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