Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 2

A survey on gastrointestinal helminths of captive blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra) in Tamil Nadu

  • Author:
  • J. Afreen Fathima, M. Palanivelrajan, S. Gomathinayagam1, M.G. Jayathangaraj2, A. Pradeep3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 93 to 95

1Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli-627358

2Department of Training Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli-627358

3Zoo Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, Chennai-600048

Department of Wildlife Science, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Vepery, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu

*Corresponding author. Email: afreen92jinnah@gmail.com

Online published on 18 December, 2018.

Abstract

A survey was carried out to assess the prevalence of helminthic infection in blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra) at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), Vandalur, Chennai. The overall prevalence of helminths was 29.26% (n=140). The helminths noticed were strongyles, Strongyloides spp. and mixed infections of strongyles with Strongyloides spp. The data on prevalence of helminths was analysed with the meteorological parameters, average maximum and minimum temperature and average relative humidity and discussed.

Keywords

Antilope cervicapra, Blackbuck, Helminth parasites