Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasitic infections in goat of Madhya Pradesh, India
Singh, A.K.; Das, G.; Roy, B.; Nath, S.; Naresh, R.; Kumar, S.
Journal of Parasitic Diseases Official Organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology 39(4): 716-719
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0971-7196 PMID: 26688640 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-014-0420-zDocument Number: 239747
Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism in animals is one of the major problems in India causing emaciation, anaemia, oedema, weakness, diarrhoea and death. Present study was designed to generate epidemiological data on GI parasitism of goats of Madhya Pradesh, India. During 8 months study period, a total of 960 samples were collected and examined by sedimentation and floatation methods followed by egg per gram out of 960 samples, 907 (94.48 %) were positive for one or more gastrointestinal parasite, wherein coccidia was predominant (82.4 %) followed by strongyles (69.27 %), amphistomes (22.71 %), Strongyloides sp. (9.17 %), Trichuris sp. (3.85 %), Moniezia sp. (3.02 %), Schistosomes sp. (2.29 %) and Fasciola sp. (1.77 %). The seasonal incidence was found highest in monsoon (98.06 %) and lowest in winter (91.67 %). The incidence of gastrointestinal parasitism was found higher in kids (96.25 %) in comparison with adult goats (93.89 %).
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