title: Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasitic infections in goat of Madhya Pradesh, India.
abstract: Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism in animals is one of the major problems in India causing emaciation, anaemia, oedema, weakness, diarrhoea and death. Present study was designed to generate epidemiological data on GI parasitism of goats of Madhya Pradesh, India. During 8 months study period, a total of 960 samples were collected and examined by sedimentation and floatation methods followed by egg per gram out of 960 samples, 907 (94.48 %) were positive for one or more gastrointestinal parasite, wherein coccidia was predominant (82.4 %) followed by strongyles (69.27 %), amphistomes (22.71 %), Strongyloides sp. (9.17 %), Trichuris sp. (3.85 %), Moniezia sp. (3.02 %), Schistosomes sp. (2.29 %) and Fasciola sp. (1.77 %). The seasonal incidence was found highest in monsoon (98.06 %) and lowest in winter (91.67 %). The incidence of gastrointestinal parasitism was found higher in kids (96.25 %) in comparison with adult goats (93.89 %).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NanaJi Deshmukh Veterinary Science University Jabalpur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Alok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NanaJi Deshmukh Veterinary Science University Jabalpur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NanaJi Deshmukh Veterinary Science University Jabalpur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NanaJi Deshmukh Veterinary Science University Jabalpur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NanaJi Deshmukh Veterinary Science University Jabalpur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naresh
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NanaJi Deshmukh Veterinary Science University Jabalpur, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Sahil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Gastrointestinal parasites; Goat; Intensity; Madhya Pradesh; Season