Journal of Parasite Science
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): Journal of Parasite Science

Prevalence of Monogenean Helminth Ectoparasites on Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Culture Ponds in Laban Village, Menganti District, Gresik Regency, East Java Province

Sri Subekti Bendryman (Faculty of Fisheries and Marine , Universitas Airlangga)
Adelina Grace (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga)
Eduardus Bimo Aksono (Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Nov 2019

Abstract

The aims of this study are to know the prevalence of monogenean helminth ecto-parasites infection on catfish culture, to know determine the number of monogenean infection on 100 samples consists of 1 and 3 months old of catfish. This study was conducted on May to June, 2011 in catfish culture ponds, Laban Village Menganti District and Gresik Regency, East Java Province.   The methods were used in this research were skin and gill scrapping. The data were analyzed by using chi square test with SPSS program version 18.0 for windows. The results showed that prevalence of monogenean in catfish culture ponds, Laban Village Menganti District Gresik Regency, East Java Province was 32%. The highest infection was in the young catfish compared with the older ones with percentage of 23% and 9% respectively and based on chi square test showed that there were a very significantly differences (p < 0.01).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JoPS

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Immunology & microbiology Veterinary

Description

Journal of Parasite Science (JoPS) publishes the results of original research in all aspects of basic and applied parasitology, and ranging from parasites biodiversity, parasites of all wildlife, invertebrate and vertebrate, as well as host-parasite relationships of intrinsic biological interest to ...