Estudio de prevalencia de fasciola hepatica en bovinos procedentes de cuatro municipios de Santander, Colombia y su impacto económico por decomisos en colbeef s.a.s durante el periodo de enero a mayo del 2020.

Abstract

In Colbeef S.A.S in Santander department, Colombia, a study was conducted to determine the prevalence and economic losses caused by the presence of Fasciola hepatica in bovine livers. For this purpose, bovine livers were sampled without distinction of sex or age, from the municipalities of Guaca, San Andrés, Sabana de Torres and Tona during the period from January 17 to May 17, 2020. The number of livers inspected (post mortem) was 36,006 in total, of which 4. 241 were from Guaca, San Andrés, Sabana de Torres, and Tona, with 76 livers testing positive for the presence of Fasciola hepatica, representing a prevalence of 1, 8% of the total organs sampled in those municipalities, of which the largest number of positive cases came from the municipality of Guaca with 1,1% (48), San Andrés 0,4% (17), Tona 0,2% (9) and Sabana de Torre 0,05% (2). The economic losses recorded amounted to $ 4.195.000 pesos, with an average weight of 6 kilograms each organ, over the total number of livers of cattle tested positive.