Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Goats of Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra

Abstract

Helminth parasites of digestive system of goats in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra were studied during the period January 2009 to December 2009. For these 400 faecal samples of goats from different villages were collected. Out of 400 samples 251 were positive (62.75%). In rainy season, out of 150 faecal samples examined 116 were positive (77.33%), while in winter out of 120 samples examined 73 were positive (60.83%) and in summer out of 130 samples examined 67 were positive (51.53%) [Veterinary World 2010; 3(10.000): 456-457]

Keywords

• Prevalence
• Gastrointestinal
• Parasite
• Goat