About Epizootic Situation on Major Helminthosis of Different Breeds of Pigs in Georgia

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to study the epizootic situation on major helminthosis of different breed groups of pigs in Georgia.

Materials and methods. Genetical and craniological researches of Kakhetian pigs have been conducted according to common methods at the Institute of cytology and genetics of Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Science and at the subdepartment of live-stock animals breeding and genetics of Georgia Zooveterinary Research Institute. Searches of Kakhetian pigs were conducted in Akhmeta, Dusheti, Kvareli, Lagodekhi, Telavi and Tianeti disricts (East Georgia). Work on study of epizootic situation on pigs helminthiases was conducted in 2014-2017. Pigs at the age from 3 to 10 months were examined coprologically according to Shcherbovich's method in farming enterprises and in homesteadings.

Results and discussion. Now in Georgia ascariosis, oesophagostomosis, trichocephalosis and metastrongylosis are mainly generalized in pigs, their activators had infected 45.6% of examined pigs. It is worth pointing out that mongrel pigs (47.7%) were more infected by them than Kakhetian pigs (41.1%). Oesophagostomosis is all-pervasive and its activator has infected 34.7% of pigs. Extensity indices of their infection by other helminths species are significantly below. Kakhetian pigs are infected by ascariosis (1.6%), trichocephalosis (1.6%) and metastrongylosis (0.6%) less then mongrel pigs (16.1%, 4.7% and 5.1% respectively). As compared with the other helminths species wild boars were also mainly infected by oesophagostomosis (46,3%).