Bionomics of Helminth Parasites in Goats of Subtropical Jammu Area of J&K, India

Abstract

A survey was carried out on the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) helminthes in 284 goats in different areas of subtropical Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir State. Necroscopic examination revealed 72.88% of infection. The gastrointestinal helminthes isolated were Haemonchus contortus (28.87%), Trichuris ovis (14.43%), Paramphistomum cervi (6.69%), Fasciola hepatica (5.28%), and Chabertia ovine (4.57%,) Dicrocillium dendriticum (3.87%), Dictyocaulus filarae (3.52%), Stilesia globipunctata (3.52%) and Monezia expansa (2.11%) The seasonal distribution of infection indicated a higher percentage of infection in summer and winter followed by spring and autumn.