Marwar Animal Protection Trust, Jodhpur, India.
*Corresponding address: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner-334001.
Fecal samples of 642 stray dogs of Jodhpur city revealed a total of 88% gastrointestinal parasite infections. Prevalence of Ancyclostoma spp. was predominant (92.93%) followed by Toxocara spp. (4.95%) and Toxascaris leonina (2.12%). The mean value of eggs per gram of faeces was 1363.85±26.18 with range of 900 to 1800 eggs gram−1 of faeces for Ancyclostoma spp. In most of the stray dogs, the general health was poor with rough hair coat and mucous membrane of conjunctiva were pale in colour.
Prevalence, Ancyclostoma spp., Stray dogs, Jodhpur
