Concurrent endo and ecto parasitic infections in deccani sheep

Abstract

A carcass of Deccani sheep belonging to College Instructional Farm was presented to Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Parbhani for conduct of postmortem examination. Externally, animal was emaciated with pale mucous membrane and rough hair coat. The detailed post mortem examination revealed hydropericardium, hydrothorax and hydroperitoneum. The abomasum was with full of Haemonchus contortus worms while caecal contents with full of Trichuris worms. The respiratory passage was filled with Oestrus ovis larvae of all stages. Considering the gross lesions noted in exposed sheep, death due to asphyxia resulted from lodgment of Oestrus ovis larvae.