Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in small ruminants of Sirohi district, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

This study was carried out with the aim of investigating endoparasitism by helminthes and protozoa in small ruminants of Sirohi district. Stool samples were collected from Disease Diagnostic Centre (DDC), Sirohi, Rajasthan between April 2015 to March 2017 monthly. The Stool samples were examined to determine eggs and oocytes counts per gram of feces to identify helminthes parasites. These parasites were an accompanying infection in nearly all animals. The parasitological investigation revealed eggs in the following groups of helminthes: Strongyle species, Strongyloides species, Toxocara species, Moniezia species, Fasciola species, Amphistome species and oocytes were also found in coccidian species. It observed that small ruminants have been highly infected with nematode parasites in comparison to trematode and cestode.