Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar Veterinary College, Patna-14, India.
1Part of M.V.Sc. Thesis by first author, B.A.U., Ranchi.
The rural cattle and buffalo farmers suffer significant economic losses due to naturally acquired inapparent helminthic infections. Therefore, naturally parasitised milking cattle and buffaloes, their calves and working bullocks and buffaloes were selected to control the paramphistomosis and gastrointestinal (GI) nematodosis at the farmer's houses by estimating the milk yield, health conditions and draught capability so that they can be convinced to follow the routine measures of helminthic diseases control package. The observations conducted indicated that 58.34 and 50.00% milking cattle and buffalo owners agreed to follow paramphistomosis control package of practices. Similarly, 41.67 and 33.33% bullocks and working buffalo owners were found to adopt the G.I. parasite control practices. The improvement in the apparent health conditions of G.I. nematode infected cattle and buffalo calves after treatment with tetramisole package of practice impressed about 33.33% farmers for each species.
Adoption, Helminth, Control package, Cattle, Buffalo, Calves
