Prevalencia de parásitos gastrointestinales en caprinos (Capra hircus) de pastoreo de la granja “Don Onofre”, cantón Ventanas, provincia de Los Ríos, Ecuador.

Abstract

This study 70 Creole goats from "Don Onofre" were studied using coprological flotation technique in Ventanas canton, Los Ríos province, Ecuador, between May and July 2025. The results demonstrated a high prevalence of nematodes (81.5 %), protozoa (17.1 %), and co-infections between them (1.4 %). The most frequent parasite was the nematode Haemonchus contortus (77.14 %). The most common clinical signs in goats population were anemia, diarrhea, hirsute hair, and submandibular edema. Co-infections of H. contortus and Eimeria spp. were statistically associated with diarrhea and submandibular edema. Anemia was the most common with 95.7 %, but it was not significantly associated. The sex of the goats was not statistically correlated, but the variable age was, and young goats was the most affected. The body condition was also correlated, with thin and very thin animals were associated with parasitic infection. This points to an urgent that needs to implement health and nutritional management strategies in goats farms, especially in tropical climates, to reduce parasitic infections and their effects on goats.