IDENTIFIKASI PARASIT GASTROINTESTINAL PADA KUCING LIAR DI LINGKUNGAN KAMPUS UNIVERSITAS SYIAH KUALA ABSTRAK Parasit gastrointestinal merupakan salah satu sumber utama penyebab penyakit pada kucing di daerah tropis dan juga penyebab masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang penting di beberapa bagian dunia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi parasit gastrointestinal pada kucing liar di lingkungan kampus Universitas Syiah Kuala. Sampel yang digunakannya pada penelitian ini berupa 50 sampel feses kucing liar yang berada di lingkungan kampus Universitas Syiah Kuala. Kucing dikandangkan, kemudian dikoleksi fesesnya lalu feses yang telah dikoleksi dimasukkan ke dalam plastik zip lock bersih berisi formalin 10%. Sampel kemudian diperiksa menggunakan metode pengapungan, sedimentasi, McMaster dan modified acid fast Ziehl-Nelseen di Laboratorium Parasitologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kucing liar di lingkungan kampus Universtas Syiah Kuala ini telah terinfestasi berbagai jenis parasit gastrointestinal diantaranya infestasi tunggal akibat parasit jenis Ancylostoma spp (32%), Uncinaria sp (12%), Toxocara sp (10%), Spirometra sp (8%), Isospora sp (6%), Neospora sp (2%), dan Cryptosporodium sp (2%), infestasi campuran juga terjadi antara Ancylostoma spp dan Toxocara sp (4%), Ancylostoma spp, Uncinaria sp dan Isospora sp (6%), Ancylostoma spp dan Spirometra sp (10%), Ancylostoma spp dan Cryptosporodium sp (2%), Toxocara sp dan Neospora sp (2%), Uncinaria sp dan Spirometra sp (4%), namun infestasi akibat parasit gastrointestinal dari golongan trematoda tidak ditemukan pada penelitian ini. Kata Kunci: kucing liar, parasit gastointestinal, lingkungan, Universitas Syiah Kuala. IDENTIFICATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES IN STRAY CATS IN UNIVERSITY OF SYIAH KUALA CAMPUS ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal parasites are one of the main sources of disease in cats in the tropics and are also a cause of important public health problems in some parts of the world. This study aims to identify gastrointestinal parasites in stray cats in University of Syiah Kuala University campus. The sample used in this study was 50 wild cat faecal samples located in University of Syiah Kuala campus. The cat was kept in a cage, then collected his faeces and the collected faeces were put into a clean plastic zip lock containing 10% formalin. Samples were then examined using the method of floatation, sedimentation, McMaster and modified Ziehl-Nelseen's fast acid at the Parasitology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University. The results of this study indicate that wild cats in the campus environment of Universtas Syiah Kuala have been infested with various types of gastrointestinal parasites including single infestations due to parasites of Ancylostoma spp (32%), Uncinaria sp (12%), Toxocara sp (10%), Spirometra sp (8%), Isospora sp (6%), Neospora sp (2%), and Cryptosporodium sp (2%), mixed infestations also occurred between Ancylostoma spp and Toxocara sp (4%), Ancylostoma spp, Uncinaria sp and Isospora sp (6%), Ancylostoma spp and Spirometra sp (10%), Ancylostoma spp and Cryptosporodium sp (2%), Toxocara sp and Neospora sp (2%), Uncinaria sp and Spirometra sp (4%), but infestation due to gastrointestinal parasites from the trematode group was not found in this study. Keyword : stray cats, gastrointestinale parasites, Univesity of Syiah Kuala