Prevalence and Intensity of the Infection by Endoparasite Ascaridia galli in Broilers (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Slaughterhouses in Sukoharjo

Ascariasis often occurs in poultry caused by the worm Ascaridia galli, a nematode worm from the same family as the worm Ascaris lumbricoides. Helminthiasis due to infection by Ascaridia galli often occurs in chickens, which becomes an obstacle causing failure in chicken cultivation. Infection by the worm Ascaridia galli often causes reduced growth rate and weight loss. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and intensity of the infection by Ascaridia galli in slaughterhouses in the Sukoharjo regency. The research was carried out using experimental methods, which took the worm Ascaridia galii out of the intestine of the chickens that had just been slaughtered. The samples were collected from the Animal Slaughterhouse (RPH ~Ind.) in Grogol of Sukoharjo of Central Java, totaling 49 intestines. The results were that of 49 chickens’ intestines examined, 1/49 were found positive for the worm A. galli, with a prevalence of 2.04% and an intensity of 15 worms per infected chicken intestine. This study also found that 5/49 eggs were positive, with a prevalence of 10.20% and an intensity of one egg per infected chicken intestine.