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Censo canino y felino realizado en las comunas uno y nueve de Bucaramanga, Santander.

Resumen

In order to obtain information on the demographic and management characteristics of the canine and feline population, a census survey was carried out in the first half of 2019 covering the districts of the (and rural area) and commune nine of the municipality of Bucaramanga. A door-to-door survey was carried out in 902 dwellings that agreed to respond, representing a population of approximately 3,135. This data collection was carried out through the information gathering tool provided by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health and Environment of the municipality of Bucaramanga. The results were tabulated for analysis. The results of commune one show that the dog and cat population was 421 and 286, respectively, with a male ratio of 3.40:1 and a male ratio of 5.00:1. It was also determined that 67.14% of dogs are Creole, 51.1% are male and 48.9% are female; in felines, 100% are Creole, 58% are female and 42% are male. he range of 1-4.9 years in canines and 1-3.9 years in felines represented the majority of the population, with 40.14% and 35% respectively. With regard to health management measures, 41.57% of canines receive veterinary care at least once a year, in felines this percentage corresponds to 31.82%. Current anti-rabies vaccination in the canine population reaches 81% and in felines 64.3%. 49.64% of the dog population and 73.08% of the feline population did not have external parasites. In other management aspects, 50.12% of the dogs eat a mixed diet while 60.84% of the cats are fed with concentrate. With respect to confinement, 44.7% of canines and 63.3% of felines have partial confinement. In more than 90% of the cases both canines and felines are kept in their homes as companions. In the rural area of Commune One, the results show that the dog and cat population was 159 and 84, respectively, with a male ratio of 2.28:1 and a male ratio of 4.32:1. It was also determined that 88.68% of the dogs are Creole, 58.5% are males and 41.5% are females; in felines, 100% are Creole, 41.7% are males and 58.3% are females. The range of 1-4.9 years in canines and 1-3.9 years in felines represented the majority of the population the percentages were 51.6% and 50% respectively. With regard to health management measures, 16.98% of canines receive veterinary care at least once a year, in felines this percentage corresponds to 11.9%, being too low percentages in relation to those obtained in communes one and nine. Current anti-rabies vaccination in the canine population reaches 75.5% and in felines 69%. 41.51% of the dog population and 78.57% of the feline population did not have external parasites. In other management aspects, 48.43% of the dogs have a mixed diet and 57.14% of the cats are fed with concentrate. With respect to confinement, 87.4% of canines and 79.8% of felines have partial confinement. 72.96% of canines and 78.3% of felines are kept in their homes as companions, 27.04% of canines are kept as guardians and 21.69% of felines are kept for hunting. The results of the ninth commune show that the dog and cat population were 548 and 290 specimens respectively, with a male ratio of 3.29:1 and a male cat ratio of 6.23:1. In addition, it was determined that 69.53% of the dogs are Creole, 50.4% male and 49.6% female; in felines, 99.6% are Creole, 47.6% are male and 54.2% female. The range of 1-4.9 years in canines and 1-3.9 years in felines represented the majority of the population the percentages were 43.4% and 52.4% respectively. With regard to health management measures, 56.93% of canines receive veterinary care at least once a year, in felines this percentage corresponds to 28.8%. Current anti-rabies vaccination in the canine population reaches 81.6% and in felines 69%. 66.79% of the dog population and 70.69% of the feline population did not have external parasites. In other management aspects, 57% of dogs and 78.62% of cats are fed with concentrate. With regard to confinement, 49.3% of canines and 70% of felines have partial confinement. In more than 90% of the cases both canines and felines are kept in their homes as companions. The results show that there is a higher proportion of canines than felines in all the areas studied; the population of dogs and cats is mostly young, with sanitary conditions, Food and handling are within the established according to the information provided by the owners or holders. In rural areas, given the low percentage of visits to the veterinarian and sterilization, it is considered necessary to implement control measures that will help to reduce the population size of these pets and in turn reduce health risks Public of the population.