Burdens of Ascaris spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. parasites in farm pigs in Ghana.

Background: Worldwide, intestinal parasites significantly affect the health and production of pigs.

Objective: This study assessed the prevalence of Ascaris and Cryptosporidium infection in pigs in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of Ghana.

Method: Faecal samples from two hundred (200) pigs on four different farms (labelled A, B, C, D) were processed using the Kinyoun modified Ziehl-Neelsen method for Cryptosporidium and the Formol-ether sedimentation method for Ascaris and microscopically examined to identify parasites to the genus level.