Gastro-Intestinal Parasites in Goat (Capra Hircus) of Puranchour Vdc, Pokhara.
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Central Department of Zoology Institute of Science and Technology Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu
Abstract
Goat (Capra hircus), a member of the Bovidae family and subfamily Caprine is supposed
to be the first farm animals domesticated. Present study was conducted to assess the
prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of goat. A total of 220 fecal samples were
collected of which 110 in the month of June/July 2014 and 110 January/February 2015
from Puranchaur VDC of Pokhara and examined by sedimentation and floatation
technique. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 100 farmers randomly regarding
goat diseases and use of anthelmintics. The study revealed 100% prevalence of
gastrointestinal parasites including 13 genera. Among the porotozoan, sporozoan
(89.54%) showed higher prevalence followed by sarcodina (31.81%). Among helminth
parasites, two were trematodes Fasciola sp. (8.18%) and Paramphistomum sp. (4.09%),
2 were cestodes Taenia sp.(4.09%) and Moniezia sp. (18.18%) and seven were nematode
in which Toxocara sp. (68.18%) showed the highest prevalence followed by Bunostomum
sp. (35%), Oxyuris sp. (30.45%), Trichuris sp. (12.27%), Strongyloides sp. (7.27%),
Trichostrongyloid sp. (5.45%), Nematodirus sp. (4.54%). Multiple infection was observed
in 202 (91.81%) samples and single infection in 18(8.18%) samples. Statistically there
was no significant difference in the seasonal prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites
during two seasons in goats