Title : ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND FECAL EGG COUNTS or GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES ON NATIVE PIGS (Sus scrofa) IN PAMPANGA Researcher $ GAIL KRISTINE D. AYSON School $ Pampanga State Agricultural University Magalang, Pampanga Degree H Bachelor of Science in Biology Date Completed ; April 2015 Adviser : Aris F. Miclat DVM, MVSc The study was conducted to determine the association of the fecal egg count of gastrointestinal nematodes with the management practices performed by native pig raisers from different towns of Pampanga. Fresh fecal sample from one hundred (100) native pigs that were randomly selected were collected and examined. The demographic profile of the raisers and the management practices on how they raise native pigs like feeding, housing, and deworming practices were also gathered using a set of questionnaires. Data revealed that most of the raisers are male. And the level of educational attainment and the age of each respondent isfound out to be not a factor in engaging to native pig production. Results show that there is an association between the Management practices employed on native pig production and the fecal egg count of gastrointestinal nematodes. Pigs that ate organic food were observed to have significant risk in harboring parasitic nematode eggs. The study further revealed that the housing and the deworming program of native pigs is not a basis on the occurrence of parasitic nematode eggs. Using the McMaster egg counting technique, Oesophagostomum spp. showed a 25% occurrence and Metastrongylus spp. and Ascaris spp. with 18% occurrence. Fatteners, sows, and boars had the highest average Eggs per gram count. Fattener obtained 1528.947 for Metastrongylus spp. and 53859.65 for Ascaris spp.