PERKEMBANGAN DAN GAMBARAN ANATOMIS LARVA INFEKTIF (L3) Haemonchus contortus YANG DIBIAKKAN DENGAN VERMICULLITE (Development and Anatomical Description of Infektive Larvae (L3) Haemonchus contortus Cultured with Vermicullite)

Muhammad Hambal (Laboratorium Parasitologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Rahmi Sulastri Mukhtar (Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Hewan Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Muhammad Hanafiah (Laboratorium Parasitologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Yudha Fahrimal (Laboratorium Parasitologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Winaruddin Winaruddin (Laboratorium Parasitologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)
Zakiah Heryawati Manaf (Laboratorium Mikrobiologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh)

Jurnal Medika Veterinaria
Vol 10, No 1 (2016): J. Med. Vet.

This study was aimed at obtaining basic information about bioecology of Haemonchus contortus, related to larval development and anatomical description of infective larvae (L3). In this study, the ova of Haemonchus contortus were harvested out of the intestines of goats, those were slaughtered in municipal slaughterhouse in Kampung Jawa Banda Aceh. The ova of Haemonchus contortus were then cultured using vermiculite as media, and observed daily until the larvae reached 3rd stage larvae. The result revealed that the larvae need 7 days to reach from eggs into infective larvae. Larvae obtained has uniform morphology, with a body diameter of 22 μm, tail length up to 55 μm hyaline, esophagus posterior to the tail of 592 μm, length of esophagus anterior to posterior esophagus 145 μm, and a total body length of larvae 737 μm.