Identification and Prevalence of Ectoparasites in Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Seeds From Central Local Fish Seed Center and Fish Farmers in West Koya Region

<p>The needed for carp in Jayapura City was greatly increasing along with the high growth and <br />increase of population City. Cultivation (Cyprinus carpio) can be done />intensively semi-intensively by taking into account economic value. However, from />cultivation activities, problems that were often faced cultivation activities attack />dangerous types pathogens such as parasites. Parasite a fish disease occurs more />frequently. Parasites organisms live on body other generally have />negative effect their host. This study aimed to identify prevalence ectoparasites />determine type level ectoparasite (C. seeds reduce />impact which feared amount production cultivation. />The method used direct survey Local Fish Seed Center farmers Koya />Barat area. The seed phase where fish's immune system still weak, />making it susceptible contracting showed there 4 />parasites found during infected seeds, namely Dactylogyrus sp, Gyrodactylus />Trichodina Lernea sp. average rate at stations I, II, III, />and IV 25%, 8.3%, Trichodina 8.3% 5% lowest />prevalence rate.</p>