1Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani, MAFSU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
2Department of Parasitology, Mumbai Veterinary College, Mumbai, MAFSU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
3Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani, MAFSU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author: GN Bhangale; E-mail: gajumanu@gmail.com
Online Published on 14 July, 2023.
A year round epidemiological survey of gastrointestinal parasites of goats from different regions of Maharashtra was carried out during 2017-18 in which faecal samples of 667 goats were examined. The overall prevalence of parasitism in goats was recorded as 74.66%. While it was to the tune of 87.57%, 76.15%, 65.00% and 71.57% for goats and for sheep it was 70.16, 56.57, 66.66 and 51.33 percent from Western Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Marathwada and Konkan region, respectively. The age wise prevalence reported in the goats of Western Maharashtra showed higher prevalence in adult stage as 91.44% as against 22.22% in the age group below one year. As regards sex wise prevalence there recorded non-significant difference among both the sexes from across the state. In Vidarbha, Marathwada and Konkan regions it was almost equal in quantum in both the age groups. Regarding breed-wise prevalence in goats, it showed non-significant differences among the four breeds from all the regions of state.
• Goats of all the geographic regions of Maharashtra are equally susceptible to GI Parasites.
• Age, sex, breed are equally important risk factors for GI Parasites in goats.
• Gastrointestinal nematodes constitute major part of GI Parasites of goats in Maharashtra.
GI Parasites, Maharashtra, Goats, Biotic factors, Nematodes
