title: A slaughter house study on prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths among small ruminants at Mhow, Indore.
abstract: A total of 1,405 faecal samples (960 goat and 445 sheep) were examined from animals slaughtered at slaughter house, Mhow, Indore, for a period of 1 year (Feb. 2011-Jan. 2012). Examination of faecal samples by qualitative method exhibited 90.05 % prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) helminths. Among the various helminths, the highest prevalence was of strongyles (85.40 %) followed by amphistomes (21.78 %), Trichuris spp. (21.70 %), Strongyloides spp. (12.24 %), Moniezia spp. (5.77 %) and Fasciola spp. (4.56 %). In monsoon season maximum prevalence (92.96 %) was recorded followed by winter (89.20 %) and summer (87.76 %). Age and sex wise prevalence was higher in less than 1 year of age group (91.05 %) and in females (90.96 %). Percent prevalence of GI helminths was slightly higher in sheep (90.11 %) as compare with goats (90.00 %).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H, Mhow, 453 446 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Deepak K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H, Mhow, 453 446 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H, Mhow, 453 446 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Manjurul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haque
keywords: Goats; Helminths; Prevalence; Sheep; Slaughter house