Parasitic infections in livestock at Jaipur

Prevalence of parasitic infections in ruminants and pigs, maintained in and around semi arid Jaipur, was investigated from Oct., 2006 to June, 2009. In all, a total of 480 coprological and 240 blood samples were microscopically examined. An overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was 43.95% and haemoprotozoan parasites were prevalent in 15% animals. Infection with strongyles predominated (24.79%) followed by Eimeria sp., ascarids, Strongyloides sp., Moniezia sp., Trichuris sp. and amphistomes. Of the 172 blood samples of cattle examined, infection with Anaplasma sp. predominated (11.04%) followed by Theileria sp. (8.13%) and Babesia sp. (2.32%). Concurrent infections with Theileria and Anaplasma sp. were not uncommon (1.74%). In buffaloes, infection with only Babesia sp. was prevalent (2.94%).