Gastro-Intestinal Parasites in Goat (Capra Hircus) of Puranchour VDC, Pokhara.

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.