Studies on prevalence of helminth infection in goats in Udaipur district (Rajasthan)

Abstract

Goat farming is the great economic importance as a major source of income for small and the landless farmers in rural areas. A study on prevalence of helminths of goat in relation to age, sex, seasonal, tehsil and month-wise was studied at Udaipur district, Rajasthan from May 2016 to January 2017 by faecal examination. Out of a 390 faecal samples examined in which 296 (75.89%) in goat were positive for one or more species of helminth parasites. In goat Strongyles sp. were most prevalent (31.08%), followed by Amphistome sp. (23.31%), Trichuris sp.(15.20%), Fasciola sp. (7.77%), Moniezia sp. (2.70%) and Strongyloides sp.(0.67%). Mixed infection was (19.25%) in goat. In goat, seasonal analysis revealed highest prevalence in rainy season followed by winter and lowest in summer. Tehsil-wise prevalence showed highest prevalence in Mavli tehsil in goat. Sex-wise observations showed females were more infected with helminth infection than the males in goat respectively. The age-wise prevalence of helminths infection reported highest prevalence in age group more than 2 years followed by 1-2 year group and group 6 month to 1 year in goat. Month wise helminth infection showed higher prevalence in October Month in sheep