Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Cacing gastrointestinal merupakan salah satu agen penyakit yang menimbulkan masalah bagi kesehatan pada kuda. Kabupaten Aceh Tengah dan Bener Meriah merupakan titik geografis yang mendukung perkembangan cacing Parascaris equorum dan Triodontophorus serratus. Kedua spesies cacing tersebut dapat menimbulkan gejala seperti diare, anemia, anoreksia, bulu kusam, lemas, kolik obstruktif hingga menyebabkan kematian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi cacing P. equorum dan T. serratus pada kuda gayo. Metode penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu metode observasional. Sampel yang diperiksa pada penelitian ini sebanyak 18 sampel feses kuda gayo di Kabupaten Aceh Tengah dan 12 sampel feses kuda gayo di Kabupaten Bener Meriah. Identifikasi sampel dilakukan menggunakan metode pewarnaan laktofenol dan metode sentrifus. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kuda gayo positif terinfeksi cacing P. equorum dan T. serratus dengan tingkat prevalensi P. equorum sebesar 38,5% dan T. serratus sebesar 16,5% di Kabupaten Aceh Tengah sedangkan tingkat prevalensi P. equorum sebesar 16,5% dan T. serratus sebesar 33%. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa dari 30 sampel feses kuda gayo yang diperiksa, tingkat prevalensi P. equorum pada Kabupaten Aceh Tengah lebih tinggi dibandingkan Kabupaten Bener Meriah, semantara tingkat prevalensi T. serratus lebih tinggi di Kabupaten Bener Meriah dibandingkan Kabupaten Aceh Tengah.

Gayo horses from Central Aceh and Bener Meriah Districts are reported to have health problems, one of which is caused by worm parasites. These parasitic worms are able to flourish in the specific geographical conditions found in the Central Aceh and Bener Meriah Districts. Both species of worms can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, anemia, anorexia, rough hair, weakness, obstructive colic and even death. This research aims to identify P. equorum and T. serratus worms in gayo horses. The research method used in this research is observational method. The samples examined in this research were 18 gayo horse feces samples in Central Aceh District and 12 gayo horse feces samples in Bener Meriah District. Sample identification was carried out using the centrifuge method and the lactophenol staining method. The results of this research showed that gayo horses were positively infected with P. equorum and T. serratus worms with a prevalence rate of P. equorum of 38.5% and T. serratus of 16.5% in Central Aceh District while the prevalence rate of P. equorum was 16.5% and T. serratus was 33%. It can be concluded that the 30 feces samples of gayo horse examined, the prevalence rate of P. equorum in Aceh Tengah District was higher than in Bener Meriah District, while the prevalence rate of T. serratus was higher in Bener Meriah District than in Aceh Tengah District.