1Veterinary Unit, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Regional Research Station, Karnal-132 001, India.
2Department of Veterinary Parasitology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004.
*E-mail: a.sangwan@hau.ernet.in, Phone: 01662-289297
Mesentery of a weak and emaciated goat showing ecchymotic haemorrhages was collected from Kamal slaughter house (Haryana). The mesentery was cut into smaller pieces and put into normal saline overnight. Next day, a number of white worms with leach-like movement were seen moving in the normal saline and on the mesentery. A few worms were also seen inside the mesenteric blood vessels. The parasites were identified as nymph of Linguatula serrata on the basis of the morphological characters.
Linguatula serrata, Nymph, Visceral pentastomosis, Goat
