Epidemiology and patho-physiology of caprine parasitic gastroenteritis in Chhattisgarh

Present study was conducted to understand nematode parasite epidemiology in goats of three different agroclimatic zones of Chhattisgarh by monitoring monthly faecal egg counts and genera of parasites present for a period of one year. Simultaneous bi-monthly estimation of haemoglobin and packed cell volumes were also conducted in the same animals. Increased egg counts in goats were observed during July to September in all the agroclimatic zones of Chhattisgarh with dominance of haematophagous nematode Haemonchus spp. Significant decrease of haemoglobin and PCV values (P<0.05) could be observed in goats of Chhattisgarh Plain (Durg), Northern Hill Region (Ambikapur) and Bastar Plateau (Jagdalpur) during months of June to December.