Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in slaughtered pigs of Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Prevalence and seasonal variation of gastrointestinal helminths of local pigs were studied by examining 60 gastrointestinal tracts. Out of the GI tracts, 50(83.33%) were found positive, mixed infection was more common and a maximum of 7 different helminth species were recorded from one GI tract. The incidence rate of 10 different helminthes were Gastrodiscoides hominis (60.00%), Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus (15.00%), Fasciolopsis buski (51.66%), Schistosoma suis (30.00%), Artifechinostomum sufrartyfex (23.33%), Trichuris suis (35.00%), Ascarops strongylina (40.00%), Physocephalus sexalatus (33.33%), Simondsia paradoxa (06.66%) and Oesophagostomum dentatum (11.66%). Seasonal variation showed highest prevalence during the rainy season (99.00%), followed by winter (84.21%) and summer (76.19%).