Adult parasite identified
Predilection site
Number of positive animals
Prevalence (%)
F. hepatica
Liver
86
22.1
T. suis
Ceacum
4
1.03
Oesophagostomum
spp
Colon
2
0.5
Strongyloides
spp
Small intestine
0
0
A. suum
Small intestine
18
4.6
Total
110
28.2
Table 7:
The prevalence of adult GIT parasites identified in pigs slaughtered at AAAE based on the recovery by post mortem examination. NB: In all cases, a total numbers of animals examined were 390.
