Helminth Infections in Sus scrofa scrofa (wild boar) for commercial breeding in the south of Brazil

A carne do javali sempre foi considerada nobre, possuindo um sabor caracter??stico e apresentando baixos teores de gordura e colesterol. Tais caracter??sticas conferem a essa carne um grande potencial gastron??mico, logo, a cria????o comercial de javalis pode ser considerada um mercado promissor. O presente estudo teve por objetivo identificar as esp??cies de helmintos que habitam o trato gastrointestinal e respirat??rio de Sus scrofa scrofa provenientes de criat??rio comercial. Foram coletados e individualizados os tratos gastrointestinais e respirat??rios de 40 javalis oriundos de criat??rio comercial durante o processo de abate em frigor??fico. Dos 40 animais analisados, 87,5% estavam parasitados por helmintos gastrointestinais, sendo eles com suas respectivas preval??ncias, Trichuris suis (67,5%), Ascaris suum (47,5%), Trichostrongylus colubriformes (45%), o qual ?? registrado pela primeira vez parasitando javalis e Oesophagostomum dentatum (5,0%). Com rela????o aos parasitos do trato respirat??rio, o g??nero Metastrongylus foi registrado nos br??nquios e bronqu??olos de 60% dos animais analisados, com ocorr??ncia de tr??s esp??cies com suas respectivas preval??ncias, M. apri (52,5%), M. salmi (20%) e M. pudendotectus (7,5%), registrando-se a maior preval??ncia de Metastrongylus em javalis oriundos de criat??rio comercial at?? o momento. Com exce????o de O. dentatum, os demais parasitos t??m seu primeiro registro parasitando javalis em uma regi??o de clima subtropical.The meat of the wild boar has always been regarded noble, possessing a distinctive flavor, and has low fat and cholesterol. These characteristics give the meat a great potential gastronomic, so the commercial breeding boars may be considered a promising market. This study aimed to identify the species of helminths that inhabit the digestive and respiratory tract of Sus scrofa scrofa from commercial breeding. Were collected and individually the digestive and respiratory tracts of 40 wild boars from commercial breeding during the slaughter process in the slaughterhouse. Of the 40 animals analyzed, 87.5% were parasitized by helminths, they being, with their respective prevalence, Trichuris suis (67,5%), Ascaris suum (47,5%), Trichostrongylus colubriformes (45%), which has first recorded parasitizing wild boars, and Oesophagostomum dentatum (5.0%). With respect to the parasites of the respiratory tract, the genus Metastrongylus was recorded in the bronchi and bronchioles in 60% of animals tested, with the occurrence of three species with their respective prevalence, M. apri (52,5%), M. salmi (20%) and M. pudendotectus (7,5%), registering the highest prevalence of Metastrongylus in wild boars from commercial breeding of so far. With the exception of O. dentatum, the other parasites have their first record parasitizing wild boar in a subtropical region