A survey of bovine internal parasites was conducted on herds totaling 406 dairy
cows and 563 Korean native cattle in Chonnnam area. Samples of feces were
collected from cattle in Kwangju, Soonchun and Youngahm. On the basls of egg
counts. dairy cow...
A survey of bovine internal parasites was conducted on herds totaling 406 dairy
cows and 563 Korean native cattle in Chonnnam area. Samples of feces were
collected from cattle in Kwangju, Soonchun and Youngahm. On the basls of egg
counts. dairy cows one to 7 years of age were examined during July to September
1979, and Korean native cattle of same age were examined during July to
September 1981. The results obtained are as follows.
1. In dairy cows.14 kinds of eggs of parasites(ll Nematodes. 2 Trematodes and
1 Protozoa) were detected. whereas 19 kinds of eggs were identified in Korean native
cattle(l2 Nematodes. 3 Trematodes, 1 Cestode and 3 Protozoans).
2. Of the parasites identified. Neoascaris vitulorum(26.4%). Trichostrongylus
sP. (16.8%). Paramphistomum sp. (l6.3%) and Fasciola sþ. (l4.0%) showed relatively
high infection rates in dairy cows. 1n Korean native cattle. Eimeria sp.(50.3%).
Fasciola sp.(30.4%) and Paramphistomum sþ. (28.6%) showed high infection rates.
3. Of the dairy cows. 66.0% were examination positive. while 85.4% of Korean
native cattle were examination positive.
4. Age did not affect the infection rates of parasites in cattle except that Paramþhistomum
sþ. in Korean native cattle. in which the infection rates increased
with age.
5. Higher incidence in several kinds of parasitism was noted in Korean native
cattle reared unsanitarily under intensive farms compared with dairy cattle or Korean
native cattle from sanitary intensive farms or reared conventionally.