Volume: 54 Issue: 1
Year: 2023, Page: 226-228, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.1.226-228
Received: March 16, 2022 Accepted: Nov. 28, 2022 Published: March 31, 2023
The study was conducted in three macaque species namely Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata) in the zoos of Kerala. Faecal samples were collected from individual macaques kept in open
enclosures and retiring cages. The samples were examined by sedimentation method for assessing the endoparasitic infection and its prevalence percentage in captive macaques. The degree of infection was assessed by faecal egg counts of samples by McMaster technique. The study found zero prevalence of strongyles in Lion-tailed macaques; 20 per cent in Rhesus macaque and 100 per cent in Bonnet macaques. The eggs per gram of strongyles in Rhesus macaques were 100 ± 39.22 and in Bonnet macaques were 312 ± 47.94. The prevalence of coccidia was 16.6 per cent in Lion-tailed macaques; 40 per cent in Rhesus macaque and 100 per cent in Bonnet macaques. The oocysts per gram of coccidia in Lion-tailed macaques were 166 ± 98.88; in Rhesus macaques were 200 ± 89.44 and in Bonnet macaques were 1850 ± 53.54. The present study revealed the higher prevalence and degree of infection of coccidia and strongyles in Bonnet macaques when compared to the other two macaque species.
Keywords: Lion-tailed macaque, Rhesus macaque, Bonnet macaque, eggs per gram
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Livin Raj,V.L., Biju,S., Mathew,J. and Zarina,A. 2023. Prevalence of endoparasitic infection in captive macaques in Kerala zoos. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 54(1):226-228
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.1.226-228