author(s)
Oluwabiyi BA

abstract
The prevalence of intestinal parasites of pigs slaughtered for consumption in Ijebu-Igbo in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun state was investigated. Post-mortem examination of intestinal content from 36 pigs was done using floatation technique. Of the 36 pigs examined for intestinal parasites, 30 (83.3%) were found to be infected with one or more parasite species. Eggs of five types of parasite species were identified, which include Ascaris suum, Trichuris suis, hookworm, Taenia solium and Strongyloides ransoni. Hookworm was found to have the highest prevalence of 72.2% (n=26) followed by Ascaris suum with a prevalence of 52.7% (n=19). Prevalence of intestinal parasite was significantly higher in male than in female pigs (p<0.05). The result of this study shows that intestinal helminth parasites are present in pigs slaughtered for consumption in Ijebu-Igbo Ogun State and more studies need to be carried out to investigate the awareness level of small holder farmers about the dangers of human contamination by animal parasite.