Incidence of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep in Kashmir valley

The incidence of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep of Kashmir valley was investigated at Disease Investigation Laboratory, Nowshera, Srinagar, for the year 2000–2001. A total of 3,652 faecal samples were examined for gastrointestinal nematodes. Five types of nematodes viz., strongyles, Trichostrongylus spp., Haemonchus spp., Nematodirus spp. and Marshallagia spp. were identified. The seasonal prevalence of infections indicated that the nematode infection (overall) was highest in summer (67.14%) and lowest in winter (44.31%).