Ramakant¹, Tarun Kumar Sarkar², Amit Kumar Verma³, Prem Sagar Maurya⁴, Vipul Thakur⁵, Arbind Singh⁶, Shriya Rawat⁷, Gulab Chandra⁸, Pankaj Kumar Maurya⁹ and Sachin Gautam¹⁰*

¹Ph. D. Scholar, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
²Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
³Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
⁴Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
⁵Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
⁶Assistant Professor, Department of ILFC, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
⁷Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Public health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
⁸Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
⁹Ph. D. Scholar, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India
¹⁰Ph. D. Scholar, Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India

*Corresponding Author: Sachin Gautam, Ph. D. Scholar, Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, India.

Received: April 29, 2024Published: May 17, 2024

Abstract

Gastrointestinal parasite in goat caused huge financial losses due to reduction in productivity and health challenges globally. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in goats in Western Uttar Pradesh. A total of 1117 faecal samples of goats were collected and examined for gastrointestinal parasitic infestations during the period from March 2023 to February 2024. The faecal samples were examined using 10x and 40x objectives lenses of compound microscope by direct faecal wet smears, flotation, sedimentation and modified Ziehl–Neelsen (MZN) staining technique to detect the eggs/ova/larvae/cysts and trophozoites. The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites infections in goats were recorded 70.55%. Total of nine gastrointestinal parasitic eggs (Fasciola spp., Strongyle spp., Trichuris spp., Strongyloides spp., Amphistome spp., Moniezia spp., Eimeria spp., Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp.) were detected in goats during faecal examinations in current study. The highest prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was recorded in Barbari breed of goat (39.97%) followed by Jamunapari goat (36.93%), Non descript goat (12.18%) and lowest in Sirohi goat (10.91%). The highest prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites reported in age group of 1 -2 years (50.51%) followed by in age group of > 2 years (33.88%) and the lowest one was in < 1 year age group (15.61%). The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites rate was higher in females (83.88%) in comparison to males (16.12%). The highest prevalence rate of gastrointestinal parasites were observed during rainy season (47.59%), followed by in summer season (33.63%), and the lowest one during winter season (18.78%). Gastrointestinal parasitism in goat was relatively high in the study area, the development of suitable treatment and control strategies should be suggested to improve the productivity losses.

Keywords: Goat; Prevalence; Gastrointestinal Parasites; Faecal Sample

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Citation: Sachin Gautam., et al. “Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasitic infections in Goats in Western Uttar Pradesh, India". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.6 (2024): 17-27.

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