Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal nematodes in small ruminants of Kashmir valley

Abstract

A total of 1,477 copro samples from small ruminants of Kashmir valley comprising of 686, 412 and 379 from each zone i.e. Central, South and North Kashmir, respectively, were examined over a period of two years for presence of trichostrongyle eggs by qualitative and quantitative techniques. A total of sixteen farms were screened comprising of six farms from central and five each from south and north Kashmir. A total of 1,076 (72.85%) copro samples were found positive for trichostrongyle type of eggs including Nematodirus. Highest prevalence was observed in north Kashmir (78.63%) followed by south (70.87%) and central Kashmir (70.84%), the difference being statistically significant (P