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. 2016 Dec;40(4):1174-1178.
doi: 10.1007/s12639-015-0644-6. Epub 2015 Feb 14.

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in bovines in and around Junagadh (Gujarat)

B R Maharana  1 , Binod Kumar  1 , N R Sudhakar  2 , S K Behera  3 , T K Patbandha  4
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in bovines in and around Junagadh (Gujarat)

B R Maharana et al. J Parasit Dis. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Coprological examination of 416 bovine faecal samples revealed the presence of parasitic stages of Toxocara vitulorum, strongyles, Strongyloides spp., Fasciola spp., amphistomes, coccidia (Eimeria spp. and Cryptosporidium spp.) and Buxtonella sulcata. About 42 % (n = 302) faecal samples from cattle and 36 % (n = 114) samples from buffaloes were positive for gastrointestinal (GI) parasitic infections. Both cattle (14.57 %) and buffalo (15.79 %) had the highest incidence of Buxtonella sulcata, respectively. The overall incidence of GI parasitic infections in young animals (below 1 year) was higher followed by older (more than 5 years) and adult animals (1-5 years) and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Non descriptive breeds of bovines showed more parasitic infections than pure breeds, the difference being statistically non-significant (p > 0.05). Season wise GI parasitic infections were recorded to be non-significantly (p > 0.05) higher in monsoon (48.38 %) followed by summer (39 %) and winter (34.61 %) in cattle. There was no significant variation of GI infections in buffaloes in relation to season though highest prevalence was documented in monsoon (44.89 %) followed by winter (35.71 %) and summer (24.32 %). Similarly, sex wise females recorded higher infection rates than males in bovines and the difference being statistically non-significant (p > 0.05).

Keywords: Buffaloes; Cattle; Gastrointestinal parasites; Gir; Jaffrabadi; Junagadh; Prevalence.

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