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Identification of Endoparasites in Timor Deer (Cervus timorensis) Faeces at the Celebes Animal Citra Conservation Zoo, South Sulawesi 1Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia Abstract Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) is one of Indonesia ruminant species whose natural habitat threatens with extinction, so ex-situ conservation efforts are needed. Conservation measures can experience the threat of failure due to disease, one of which is the parasitic disease factor. Lack of data related to disease information in Timor deer so that one of this study^s objectives was to identify endoparasites in Timor deer feces at the Celebes Animal Citra Conservation Zoo, South Sulawesi. The sample used in this study was ten Timor deer for feces collection. The Timor deer^s criteria that were sampled by a thin body decreased appetite and had dull hair. Samples were examined in the Hasanuddin University Veterinary Study Program^ of The integrated laboratory using three methods: the native method, the floating method, and the sediment method. Based on the results of observations under a microscope with a magnification of 40x, it found two positive samples of endoparasites with the characteristics of oval-shaped eggs, egg lengths ranging from 45.41 - 69.87 micron, having thick walls, and yellowish-brown eggs. The eggs found were Ascaris sp. The low number of positive samples in this study is partly due to the routine deworming program in animal conservation areas. Keywords: Parasite, Timor deer, Ascaris sp Topic: Veterinary Animal Disease and Veterinary Public Health |
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