PARASITE SPECTRUM & OCCURRENCE OF GASTRO INTESTINAL PARASITES OF SMALL RUMINANTS IN HYDERABAD REGION

SATHISH KAPLAYWAR¹*, J. JYOTHI², G.S. SREENIVASA MURTHY^3
1Department of Veterinary Parasitology, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030
²Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030
³Department of Veterinary Parasitology, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030
* Corresponding Author : drsathish0945@gmail.com

Received : 12-01-2018     Accepted : 18-01-2018     Published : 30-01-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 2       Pages : 5027 - 5028
Int J Agr Sci 10.2 (2018):5027-5028

Keywords : Parasite spectrum, occurrence, gastrointestinal parasites, Sheep & Goats
Academic Editor : Mishra Sagarika, Dr. Binod Kumar, Dr J. B. Kathiriya
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We thankful to Dean, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University Administrative Office, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Prevalence of parasitic infection of small ruminants in & around of Hyderabad region was investigated for a period of six months from January 2017 to June 2017. A total of 684 fecal samples (sheep 483 and goat 201) were received at Teaching Veterinary complex of Hyderabad, these were analyzed to confirm the presence of gastrointestinal parasitic infection by copralogical examination. It comprising of 151 infected samples from sheep and 70 infected samples from goats and Out of 151 samples in sheep, Fasciola gigantic 12 (8%), Paramphistomum sp 15 (10%), Moniezia sp 12 (8%), Strongyles sp 43 (28 %), Strongyloideus sp 14 (9.3 %), Hemonchus controtus 26 (17 %), Trichuris sp 15 (10 %) and Eimeria oocysts 14 (9.2%). Out of 70 samples in goat, Fasciola gigantic 8 (11.42%), Paramphistomum sp 4 (5.71%), Strongyles sp 14 (20 %), Strongyloideus sp 6 (8.57 %), Hemonchus controtus 18 (25.71 %), Trichuris sp 08 (11.42 %) and Eimeria oocysts 12 (17.14.2%). The percent infection in sheep and goat is 35.40 & 34.82 respectively.

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