Investigation of Helminth Infections on Smallholder Farming Beef Cattle at Palm-Cow Integration in East Kalimantan and Riau provinces, Indonesia

Abstract

An integrated palm-cow management system has been introduced to increase population and production of beef cattle in Indonesia. The objective of the study was to assess the helminth infections on beef cattle in the palm-cow integration in East Kalimantan and Riau provinces under smallholder farming system. A cross sectional survey was carried out during November -December 2020 to observe diseases occurrence, interview the owner and animal health officer, as well as collected faecal sample of cattle in extensive, intensive and semi-intensive management. The clinical signs during field observation were diarrhoea, cachexia, anorexia and reproductive disturbance. In East Kalimantan, the prevalence of trematode (fasciolosis) in Bali cattle (65,5%) raised extensively was higher compared to Brahman cross (32%) that raised intensively. Conversely, the prevalence of nematodes in crossbreed was higher than in local breed (28% vs 10.34%). In Riau, cattle were kept in semi-intensive indicates that cross breed was more susceptible than local breed to nematode infestation (41.67% vs 22.73%), and to trematodes (Fasciola) (29.17% vs 18.18%). Beef cattle reared in palm cow-integration systems showed minimal cases of infectious diseases. Gastrointestinal parasites are potentially affected on ingested nutrient loss and metabolic disorder led to poor productivity and reproductivity of beef cattle.

Prevalence of Amphistomes and Fasciola in large ruminants reared by smallholders in Lampung and Banten Provinces, Indonesia

“…The prevalence of fasciolosis was 16.50% in dairy cattle in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia [21]. A high prevalence of fasciolosis was reported from a smallholder beef cattle farm from a palm-cow integration system in East Kalimantan, in Bali cattle, raised extensively (65.5%) and Brahman cross cattle raised intensively (32%) [22]. These results indicate that location and management system are likely the primary determining factors for the prevalence and frequency of fasciolosis.…”

The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites from Beef Cattle on Sumedang Regency, Indonesia

“…The most prevalent illness was caused by strongyle-type parasites. Fasciola gigantica is a type of trematode that is often found in the liver, Martindah [8] reported that the incidence in East Kalimantan reached 50% and Paramphistomum reached 63% while in Riau province it was smaller at 23.91% for Fasciola and 15.22% for Paramphistomum. The incidence of fasciolosis is influenced by two main factors, namely temperature and environmental humidity, which accelerate the hatching of Fasciola eggs and the snail population in the environment.…”

“…According to other reports, 87 out of 109 samples in Banten province tested positive for gastrointestinal parasites [7]. The prevalence rates of nematodes in East Kalimantan and Riau provinces were recorded as 18.5% and 32.61%, respectively [8]. Several variables, including humidity and temperature, can impact the rate at which nematode infections spread in Indonesia, a tropical nation.…”