01892nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245010900055210007100164260001200235300001400247490000700261520115400268653002101422653001201443653001401455653000901469653001301478100002301491700003501514700002601549700001701575856005801592 2019 eng d a0047-256500aPrevalence of parasites in working pig‐tailed Macaques (Macaca nemestrina in Kelantan, Malaysia0 aPrevalence of parasites in working pig‐tailed Macaques iMacaca n c08-2019 a207 - 2100 v483 a

Background: Coconut is an important commodity in Kelantan, and pig‐tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) have been traditionally used for coconut‐plucking for over a century. Most of these animals were sourced from the wild population, and the parasitic status of these macaques is unknown, plus the impacts caused by these parasites are usually underestimated by the owners.
Methods: A total of 30 macaques were sampled for blood, faeces and hair plucks to detect parasite.

Results: Out of 21 faecal samples examined, 11 (52%) were determined positive for one or more gastrointestinal parasites, namely Trichostrongylus spp., Strongyloides spp., Anatrichosoma spp., Capillaria spp., Trichuris spp. and Paramphisotomum spp. Filaria was detected in one (3%) of the blood samples. For ectoparasites, only lice, Pedicinus sp., were found in 9 (30%) macaques.
Conclusions: It is imperative that the parasitic status of these animals be determined so that necessary actions and preventive measures can be implemented to prevent zoonotic transmissions.

10acaptive primates10afilaria10aHelminths10alice10azoonotic1 aChoong, Siew-Shean1 aMohamad, Mimi_Armiladiana, bt.1 aHamdan, Ruhil, Hayati1 aTan, Li-Peng uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmp.1241605253nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001300041245007400054210006900128260001200197300001200209490000700221520447500228653001804703653001004721653000904731653001504740653001004755653000904765100002804774700003104802700002504833700002604858700001804884700001704902856005604919 2020 eng d a1985371800aPrevalence of Ectoparasitism on Small Ruminants in Kelantan, Malaysia0 aPrevalence of Ectoparasitism on Small Ruminants in Kelantan Mala c04-2020 a45 - 560 v313 a

Kelantan is a chiefly agrarian state with abundant small-holder ruminant farms in the East Coast economic Region of Malaysia. Ectoparasitism affects small ruminant production in Malaysia. It often causes reduction in meat quality and milk production which affect the farmers’ income. To date, no report for the prevalence of ectoparasitism on small ruminant in Kelantan compared to other state in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated risk factor of ruminant ectoparasitism in Kelantan. Ectoparasites were collected by manual picking and skin scrapping from 462 sheep and goats in Kelantan between April and September 2017 (during dry season). 60% of the sampled animals were infested with at least one species of the ectoparasites. In this study, lice and ticks were the most prevalent ectoparasites on small ruminant, which were 43.64% and 22.98%, respectively. The high biotic potential of lice population on host might be one of the factors they become the most prevalent species found on the animals. There was no significant relationship between ectoparasitism prevalence and species of small ruminants (χ2 = 1.12, p = 0.293). However, there was significant variations in prevalence between the regions where the animals were sampled from (χ2 = 30.25, p = 0.002) and farm management system for both species. This present study provides baseline epidemiological data on the prevalence of ectoparasitism in small ruminant. This information is useful for the formulation of prevention and control measures in order to enhance ruminant productivity in Kelantan.

Abstrak: Kelantan adalah negeri agraria di kawasan ekonomi Pantai Timur Malaysia dengan kebanyakan penternak mempunyai ladang ruminan yang kecil. Ektoparasit menjejaskan pengeluaran ruminan kecil di Malaysia. Ia menyebabkan penghasilan kualiti daging yang rendah dan kurang penghasilan susu yang menjejaskan sumber pendapatan penternak. Buat masa ini, tiada laporan mengenai prevalens ektoparasitisme pada ruminan kecil di Kelantan jika dibandingkan dengan negeri-negeri lain di Malaysia. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk  menentukan  prevalens  dan  kaitan  faktor  risiko  ektoparasitisme  pada  ruminan  di  Kelantan.  Ektoparasit  dikutip  secara  manual  dan  kikisan  kulit  daripada  462  ekor  biri-biri  dan kambing di Kelantan diambil di antara bulan April dan September (sepanjang musim kering). Sebanyak 60% daripada haiwan persampelan dijangkiti oleh sekurang-kurangnya satu spesis ektoparasit. Kutu dan sengkenit adalah ektoparasit yang paling prevalens pada ruminan kecil dalam kajian ini dengan sebanyak 43.64% dan 22.98% haiwan dijangkiti olehnya.  Keupayaan  biotik  tinggi  yang  dimiliki  oleh  kutu  adalah  antara  salah  satu  faktor  yang menjadikan ia sebagai ektoparasit yang paling prevalens pada ruminan kecil. Tiada hubungan yang signifikan di antara prevalens ektoparasitisme dan spesies ruminan kecil (χ2 = 1.12, p = 0.293). Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat variasi signifikan di antara kawasan di mana sampel diambil (χ2 = 30.25, p = 0.002) dan sistem pengurusan ladang untuk kedua-dua  spesies.  Tambahan  pula,  pinjal  dan  tungau  adalah  kurang  prevalens  pada  ruminan  kecil  di  Kelantan.  Hasil  kajian  ini  memberikan  dasar  data  epidemiologi  pada  prevalens  ektoparasitisme  pada  ruminan  kecil.  Maklumat  ini  juga  penting  sebagai  pencegahan  dan  kawalan dalam meningkatkan produktiviti ruminan di Kelantan.

Kata Kunci: Biri-biri, Ektoparasit, Kambing, Kutu, Prevalens, Sengken

10aectoparasites10agoats10alice10aPrevalence10asheep10aTick1 aSyamsul, Vivi, Susantie1 aOkene, Ibrahim, Abdul-Azee1 aChe_Yahya, Siti, Nor1 aHamdan, Ruhil, Hayati1 aLee, Seng-Hua1 aTan, Li-Peng uhttp://www.tlsr.usm.my/tlsr31012020/31012020_03.pdf