Prevelance of Helminth Parasites of Goats and Sheep in Bilhaur Area of Kanpur, U.P.

Incidence of helminth parasites in goats and sheep was reported in Bilhaur area of Kanpur, U.P. during the period from Feb., 2000 to Feb., 2005. The survey was conducted in the slaughter houses, meat and mutton shops in different seasons. Various organs were investigated and faecal samples were collected to know the incidence of parasitic infestations. Out of 280 slaughtered goats and 280 slaughtered sheep, only 93 goats and 96 sheep were found infected with various helminth parasites, however Moniezia sp. (9.28% in goat and 8.57% in sheep) was found to be the most commonly occurring endoparasite in both goats and sheep. The other major type of infections Fasciola sp., Dicrocoelium sp., Avitellina sp., Stilesia sp., Strongyloides sp., Trichuris sp., Oesophagostomum sp. and Haemonchus sp. were found with prevalence of 4.28, 2.85, 5.37, 1.42, 2.14, 3.57, 1.07 and 3.21 per cent respectively in goat. In case of sheep these species were 5.35, 2.50, 5.35, 1.78, 2.85, 3.21, 1.78 and 2.85 per cent respectively. The overall rate of infections was much higher in sheep (34.28%) than goats (33.21%). The incidence was highest in rainy season and lower in winter season and moderate in spring and summer seasons.