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T1 GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHOSES: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN SMALL RUMINANTS OF DISTRICT KOHAT, PAKISTAN
A1 A. Rashid
A1 M. N. K. Khattak
A1 M. F. Khan
A1 S. Ayaz
A1 A. U. Rehman
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 26
IS 4
SP 956
OP 962
YR 2016
FD 2016/08/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>Gut contents of 500 freshly slaughtered small ruminants (300 goats and 200 sheep) were studied using floatation and sedimentation methods followed by direct microscopic examination aims to investigate the prevalence of gastrointestinal tract helminthes in small ruminants of district Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan during March-November 2013. Overall, 45.6% samples were found positive for helminthes parasites comprising nematodes (23.0%), cestodes (22.4%) and trematodes (0.2%). The prevalence of GIT helminthes was higher in goats compared to sheep (49.0% vs. 40.5%), but the same was statistically not significant (p&gt;0.05). Gender-wise prevalence of GIT helminthes in goats and sheep was also not significant (P&gt;0.05) whereas prevalence of GIT helminthes was significantly higher (p&lt;0.05) in young compared to adult sheep, however, the phenomenon was not observed in goats. Prevalence of GIT helminthes was significantly different (P&lt;0.0001) across different seasons and GIT parts of host animals.</p>
K1 Gastrointestinal helminthoses, small ruminants, goats, sheep, Pakistan
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2016-JAPS-127