Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 1

Prevalence of endoparasitism in anaemic goats

  • Author:
  • J. Anumol, P.V. Tresamol, K.S. Anuraj, M.R. Saseendranath
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 85 to 86

Departrment of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur -680651, India

Online published on 31 October, 2012.

Abstract

Out of 250 anaemic goats subjected to detailed fecal sample examination, 122 (48.8%) goats had one or more endoparasitic infection. Among infected goats strongylosis was the predominant one (41.80%), followed by coccidiosis (16.4%), moneiziosis (13.11%), strongyloidosis (8.20%), trichuriosis (4.10%), amphistomosis (4.10%) and schistosomosis (0.82%). Mixed infection was noticed in 11.47% of the infected goats. Faecal culture and micrometry of L3 larvae of strongyle revealed that Haemonchus spp., was present in 70% of the cultures. Other species included Bunostomum spp., Trichostrongylus spp., and Nematodirus spp.

Keywords

Goat, Endoparasitism, GI helminthes, Strongyles, Haemonchus