Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Cane Rat (thryonomys Gregorianus) During Rainy Reason in Gyawana Ecosystem, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Study on the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of cane rat (Thryonomys gregorianus) was carried out during rainy season to determine and compare the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites according to sex. A total of sixty (60) cane rats (T. gregorianus) comprising of thirty (30) males and thirty (30) females were trapped from Gyawana ecosystem (sugar cane farm) using mouse glue trap. The cane rats (T. gregorianus) were sacrificed with chloroform, dissected and the gastrointestinal tract were removed and taken to Zoology department laboratory Adamawa State University Mubi for microscopy examination. Direct smear method for faecal examination was performed and stool specimen was processed following a formal-ether standing operation procedure. The gastrointestinal parasites were identified using standard keys. Frequencies and percentages were used to compare the percentage of various gastrointestinal parasites Paired T-test was also used to test for the differences by gender at P