Journal of Veterinary Parasitology

The present study was undertaken to know the current status of subclinical gastro-intestinal parasitism and intensity of strongyle infection in cattle and buffaloes. Coprological examination of samples from 500 cattle and 200 buffaloes by direct, sedimentation and floatation methods with saturated sodium chloride revealed the highest infection of strongyles (83.6 and 39.0%) followed by Eimeria sp. (19.2 and 18.0%), Buxtonella sp. (12.6 and 20.5%), Moniezia sp. (8.2 and 4.0), Fasciola sp. (2.4 and 1.5%), amphistome (3.4 and 7.0%) and Trichuris sp. (0.4 and 0.0%) in cattle and buffaloes, respectively. Mixed infections of strongyles and Eimeria sp. followed by strongyles and Buxtonella sp. was recorded. The overall mean eggs per gram (EPG) count of strongyles was 432±49.52 in cattle and 590±101.0 in buffaloes. The floatation method with saturated sodium chloride was better suited for detection of strongyle and Moniezia sp. ova and Eimeria oocysts. The direct method was effective in detection of trematode eggs than sedimentation method. Coproculture studies resulted in maximum recovery of Bunostomum sp., Oesophagostomum sp. and Haemonchus sp. larvae.