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The majority of farmers resorted to modern veterinary services (64%) and mostly used conventional drugs (88%). Internal parasitism was associated with the person in charge of animal health, the implementation of a prophylaxis program on the farm, and the annual deworming frequency. The implementation of a prophylaxis program significantly reduced the overall egg\/oocyst load while high treatment frequency (more than thrice a year) did not, indicating that prophylaxis measures such as general hygiene must be reinforced in pig herds in the country, and the treatment frequency reduced as much as possible to prevent the selection of anthelmintic resistance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2018\/8242486","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,21]],"date-time":"2018-11-21T18:31:51Z","timestamp":1542825111000},"page":"1-10","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Internal Parasites of Pigs and Worm Control Practices in Bamboutos, Western Highlands of Cameroon"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2018","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1486-0901","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Marc K.","family":"Kouam","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, P.O. 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