Faecal samples from sixty Spiti horses from three different regions viz. Pin Valley, Shimla and Rampur of Himachal Pradesh were collected per rectum and subjected to qualitative and quantitative examination. It revealed an overall incidence of Strongyle (75%), lungworms (18.37%), Parascaris (10.2%), Habronema (3.33%) and Strongyloides (1.67%). The average Strongyle egg per gram of faeces was observed to be 395 ± 47.15. The present study suggest heavy infection of gastrointestinal helminths in equines due to open grazing system as well as not following strategic deworming schedule.
