EKTOPARASIT PADA KUCING (Felis Domestica, Linnaeus 1758) DI KOTA PEKANBARU

Abstract

The present study aimed to know ectoparasites species found in the domestic cat population in Pekanbaru and to asses their prevalence in the population. It also attempted to obtain indications of the influence of cat’s race, sex and raising conditions on ectoparasites prevalence. The prevalence of ectoparasites on the cat was 53%. A total of 53 out of 100 cat were examined with the intensity was 3,1 ectoparasites/cat. A total of five ectoparasites species were found, namely Ctenocephalides felis, Felicola subrostratus, Ixodes ricinus, Otodectes cynotis and Rhipicephalus sanguineus, where the highest prevalence (35,8%) of Ixodes ricinus while the lowest prevalence was found on (1,8%) of Rhipicephalus sanguineus. The finding of this study indicated the importance of raising condition compared to cat race and sex.Key words: Felis domestica, Ektoparasit of cat’s, Pekanbaru