Biometrical studies of infective larvae of common nematode parasites of goats in Kerala
Abstract
A detailed biometrical study of infective larvae of common nematode parasites, recovered from faecal and egg culture of the worms collected from goats was undertaken under light microscope. The morphological features of L3 of Haemonchus contortus, Oesophagostomum columbianum, O. asperum, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, T. axei, Bunostomum trigonocephalum and Strongyloides papillosus were given with detailed measurements and camera lucida drawings.
Keywords
Biometry, Infective larvae, Nematode, Goat
