The objective of this paper was to diagnose qualitatively parasite genera found in environmental fecal samples of alligators (Caiman latirostris Daudin, 1802) commercially bred from 2008 to 2009 in a closed farming system in the state of Rio de Janeiro. A total of 300 samples were collected from 150 young, 80 fattening and 70 breeding processed by two different methods, the flotation (method of Willis-Mollay) and simple sedimentation (method of Lutz), according to Hoffmann (1987). The samples were then examined by optical microscopy. The results revealed presence of Eimeria and Isospora oocysts, Balantidium cysts, and Acanthostomum and Dujardinascaris eggs.
Caiman sp.; commercial breeding; qualitative diagnose; parasites
