EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CAPROCULTURE STUDIES OF STRONGYLE INFECTION IN GOATS UNDER DIFFERENT FARM CONDITION AT JABALPUR.

Abstract

Parasitic diseases undoubtedly inflict enormous economic loss annually through morbidity and mortality in the livestock. Grazing ruminants are often exposed to multiple species of parasitic gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), which cause gastroenteritis (Kassai, 1999). The present study was aimed to undergo the caproculture and epidemiological study of strongyle infection .under different farm condition at Jabalpur. A total of 500 goats belonged to the organized and unorganized sector of Jabalpur were screened over a period of 15 months for the symptoms of impaired appetite, weight loss, severe anemia, persistent diarrhea. The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal Strongyles was 37.20%. Goats from unorganized sector had more prevalence (43.35%) of Strongyle infection. Female goats (43.01%) and goats between ˃1-2 years of age had showed more (54.13%) prevalence. Non descript breed of goats showed higher (58.55%) prevalence of Strongyle infection. Maximum prevalence (55.36%) of Strongyle infection was observed during monsoon seasons.  During caproculture investigation larvae of Haemonchus sp were more prevalent (64.05%) in Jabalpur.