Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Cacing gastrointestinal merupakan parasit yang berpredileksi pada saluran pencernaan dan berpotensi merusak jaringan organ tempat mereka berkembang, sehingga dapat menurunkan kondisi kesehatan inangnya. Burung kuntul kerbau (Bubulcus ibis) diketahui sebagai salah satu inang yang berisiko terinfeksi cacing gastrointestinal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi jenis cacing gastrointestinal yang menginfeksi burung kuntul kerbau di Desa Lambada Lhok, Kecamatan Baitussalam, Kabupaten Aceh Besar. Sampel penelitian berupa feses dari 20 ekor burung kuntul kerbau yang ditangkap di kawasan hutan mangrove Desa Lambada Lhok. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional dimana sampel dianalisis secara deskriptif melalui teknik sentrifugasi dan sedimentasi pada feses burung kuntul kerbau. Identifikasi dilakukan berdasarkan morfologi telur yang meliputi bentuk, ketebalan cangkang, isi, warna serta ukuran telur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa seluruh sampel (100%) positif terinfeksi cacing gastrointestinal baik infeksi tunggal, infeksi ganda maupun multi infeksi. Jenis telur cacing yang ditemukan terdiri Contracaecum sp., Desportesius sp. yang berasal dari kelas nematoda dan Echinostoma sp., Clinostomum sp yang berasal dari kelas trematoda. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa burung kuntul kerbau di lokasi penelitian terinfeksi oleh berbagai jenis cacing gastrointestinal.

Gastrointestinal worms are parasites that have a predilection for the digestive tract and can potentially damage the tissues of the organs in which they develop, thereby reducing the health condition of their hosts. The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is known to be one of the hosts at risk of gastrointestinal worm infection. This study aimed to identify the types of gastrointestinal worms infecting cattle egrets in Lambada Lhok Village, Baitussalam District, Aceh Besar Regency.The research samples consisted of feces collected from 20 cattle egrets captured in the mangrove forest area of Lambada Lhok Village. This study was an observational study in which the samples were analyzed descriptively using centrifugation and sedimentation techniques on cattle egret feces. Identification was carried out based on egg morphology, including shape, shell thickness, contents, color and egg size.The results showed that all samples (100%) were positive for gastrointestinal worm infection, occurring as single, double, and multiple infections. The types of worm eggs identified were Contracaecum sp. and Desportesius sp. from the class Nematoda, and Echinostoma sp. and Clinostomum sp. from the class Trematoda. These findings indicate that cattle egrets at the study site were infected with various species of gastrointestinal worms.