Prevalence, distribution, and abundance of digestive strongyle eggs and oocysts of Eimeria spp. in naturally infected caprines reared under pen conditions

Gastrointestinal parasitism is an important goat production limiting, them causes severe alteration that produces: diarrhea, weight losses, low production and death. Major etiology of those infections are: digestive strongyles (Nematoda: Strongylida) and genus Eimeria coccidian (Protozoa: Eucoccidiida). In order to asses prevalence, distribution and abundance values in a under pen rearing management system goat herd, were evaluated a total of 79 goats (both sex), using the coprological McMaster technique. The herd was set out into three aging groups ( ≤1 year-old; 1-3 year-old; ≥ 3 year-old). Were observed high digestive strongyles and Eimeria spp prevalence values (95.83% y 79.17%, respectively). Digestive strongyles infection prevalence and abundance values were high, independently neither goat sex nor age (P>0.05). There were found statistical differences between Eimeria spp oocyst prevalence and parasitic burden values by goat age (P