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Research
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of sheep and goat in
and around Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan -
J. A. Gadahi, M. J. Arshed, Q. Ali, S. B. Javaid and S. I. Shah
Vet World. 2009; 2(2): 51-53
Abstract
From August
2004 to May 2008, a total of 400 submitted faecal samples
comprising of 90 samples from sheep and 310 from goats of
Rawalpindi and Islamabad were analyzed to confirm the presence
of gastrointestinal parasitic infection. 254 (63.50%) samples
were found positive for endoparasites. Among the samples from
sheep 48 (53.33%) and 206 (66.45%) from goats were detected
positive for gastrointestinal parasites. Trichuris,
Haemonchus, Coccidia, Nematodirus and Fasciola were
found with prevalence of 40.00, 28.88, 27.77, 11.11 and 4.44 per
cent respectively in sheep. In case of goat the incidence of
Haemonchus, Coccidia, Trichuris,
Nematodirus, Trichostrongylus, strongyloides
and Fasciola were 64.19, 43.87, 35.48, 13.00, 4.51, 3.22
and 0.66 % respectively.
Key words:
Endoparasite, sheep, goat, nematode, helminth, prevalence.
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