Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in GOAt (Capra hircus) of Malarani Rural Municipality, Arghakhanchi,Nepal
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Department of Zoology
Abstract
Gastrointestinal parasitic infection in goat is one of the causes of low productivity,
morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence, intensity
of infection and farm management system. Dropping samples were collected from 200
goats from Malarani Rural Municipality, Arghakhanchi, Nepal. Samples were collected in
the month of February, 2019 and subjected to direct smear, sedimentation and floatation
technique for coprological examination. The study revealed that of the 200 samples
examined, 132 samples (66%) were found to be positive for gastrointestinal parasites
covering seven genera. The most common parasites were found to be Eimeria sp.
(59.5%), Strongyle sp. (33.5%), Trichuris sp. (23%), Haemonchus sp. (14.5%),
Strongyloides sp. (13.5%), Trichostrongylus sp. (9%) and Fasciola sp. (4%). Altogether
one genera of protozoa and six genera of helminths parasites were found. There was no
significance difference between age wise and sex wise prevalence. Single infection was
recorded as the highest (54.54%) followed by double (34.09%), triple (7.57%) and
multiple (3.78%). From questionnaire survey some common risk factors were recorded
during the study period, which were poor farm management system, contaminated food
and water, ingestion of contaminated grasses, ingestion of moist aquatic plant near the
river and grazing on contaminated field. These factors help to increase the gastrointestinal
parasitic infection in goats.