ABSTRACT
This research aims to determine and measure the incidence of gastrointestinal parasite infections in beef cattle in Polewali Mandar Regency. This research used samples of beef cattle feces from four sub-districts that have the largest population of beef cattle in Polewali Mandar Regency, namely Campalagian, Mapilli, Wonomuliyo, and Luyo sub-districts with a total sample of 98 samples. The data obtained was then analyzed descriptively. The results of an examination of 98 samples of beef cattle feces in this study found that 58 samples were positively infected with gastrointestinal parasites with an infection incidence rate of 59.18%. In microscopic identification of worm eggs, several types of endoparasites were found with the following disease incidence rates, namely nematode class worms, Haemonchus sp. (28.57%), Trichostrongylus sp. (13.27%), Bunostomum sp. (28.57%), Oesophagostomums sp. (1.02%), Strongyloides sp. (18.37%) and Ascaris sp. (2.04%), the cestoda class, namely Taenia sp. (12.24%), Moniezia sp. (14.29%) and Diphyllobothrium sp. (3.06%) and the trematode class, namely Paramphistomum sp. (16.33%) and Fasciola sp. (1.02%) there are also protozoan parasites, namely Eimeria sp. (27.55%).
