The epidemiology of A.suum at swines in Albania

About 300 000 swines are bred in Albania, out of which 120 000 under intensive growth conditions and 180 000 under intensive and extensive growth conditions. In the study we included 738 swines out of which 372 in extensive growth and 356 samples from intensive growth spread all over the territory of the Republic. 10 samples were collected from imported pigs. 120 samples from these belonged to piglets 0-3 months old, 224 to piglets 3-7 months old, 163 samples to sow about to be substituted, 78 sows a week before farrowing, 126 samples of sows within 2 weeks of lactation, and 27 samples were taken from uncastrated pigs. The quantitative and qualitative sedimentation was the coproscopic method used in the study. To evaluate the parasitic load we applied the Mc Master technique. The post Mortum diagnose was proved in 37 heads. For the first time in Albania we define accurately the presence of A. sum among all age groups of swines. The average parasite load resulted 83 v/g/f in piglets 0-3 months old, 180 v/g/f in piglets 3-7 months old, 210 v/g/f in sows about to be substituted, 190 v/g/f in sows before farrowing, 284 v/g/f during lactation 90 v/g/f in uncastrated pigs. By evaluating the efficiency and parasitic load for other parasites, we conclude that A. suum is the main cause of hypoefficiency in swines of extensive and intensive growth. Considering the conditions of extensive and intensive growth we notice a higher parasitic load. The periodic controls of the feces and at least 3 dehelmentisations per year would keep under control infestations and the damages in the conditions of extensive economies of swine growth. The observed parasitic load requires necessarily a dehelmentisation of the show's 2 weeks before farrow