Con el objetivo de desarrollar un método para detectar esporoquistes de Sarcocystis spp en pastizales, se obtuvo un pool de esporoquistes mediante la infección experimental de cuatro cachorros con carne y corazón de alpacas con macro y microquistes; muestras de suelo y pastizal (10 g) de zonas seca y húmeda fueron contaminadas con suspensiones de 10³ esporoquistes de Sarcocystis siendo procesadas mediante soluciones dispersantes: agua destilada y Tween 80 y soluciones de flotación: Sacarosa, y ZnSO4, se obtuvieron 96 muestras del Centro Experimental La Raya y fueron evaluadas en el Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria, los datos fueron analizados en un diseño bloque completo al azar bajo un arreglo factorial 2x4 y la comparación de medias se realizó mediante la prueba de Tukey α=0.05. Los resultados muestran los porcentajes de recuperación de esporoquistes en función al ...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in puppies marketed in the city of Puno and to evaluate the possible association of the breed type and type of commercialization (formal, informal) with the presentation of intestinal parasitism. Faecal samples were taken from 172 puppies, without distinction of sex and breed type, between 1 and 4 months of age, from the informal market, as well as from veterinary centres and pet stores (formal). Samples were processed by direct examination and the flotation concentration technique with 33% zinc sulphate solution (GE 1.18). Of the 172 samples, 90 showed one or more eggs, cysts or oocysts of parasites, representing a prevalence of 52.3%. The prevalence of intestinal parasites in purebred and mestizo puppies were 44.2 and 60.5%, respectively, and of puppies from informal and formal trade were 66.3 and 38.4% respe...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in puppies marketed in the city of Puno and to evaluate the possible association of the breed type and type of commercialization (formal, informal) with the presentation of intestinal parasitism. Faecal samples were taken from 172 puppies, without distinction of sex and breed type, between 1 and 4 months of age, from the informal market, as well as from veterinary centres and pet stores (formal). Samples were processed by direct examination and the flotation concentration technique with 33% zinc sulphate solution (GE 1.18). Of the 172 samples, 90 showed one or more eggs, cysts or oocysts of parasites, representing a prevalence of 52.3%. The prevalence of intestinal parasites in purebred and mestizo puppies were 44.2 and 60.5%, respectively, and of puppies from informal and formal trade were 66.3 and 38.4% respe...