title: A report on the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in yaks (Bos poephagus) in the cold desert area of North Sikkim, India.
abstract: Faecal samples were collected from 348 yaks(Bos poephagus) in and around Gurudogmer Plateau, a cold desert area in North Sikkim, India. The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infection was recorded at 10.05% in both the organized and traditionally managed farms of yak. The pattern of infection was either single (2.58%) or mixed (7.47%) with a faecal egg count range of 100-200 eggs per gram of faeces in positive animals. Among the helminths, Haemonchus spp. infection was predominant (6.89%) followed by Nematodirus spp. (1.72%), Cooperia spp. (1.43%) and Dicrocoelium spp. (0.29%).
authors: Divison of Veterinary Parasitology, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya, 793103, India. subuicar@rediffmail.com
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bandyopadhyay
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Pal
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bhattacharya
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Bera
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Pan
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Rahman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D003889:Desert Climate; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence