HELMINTHIASIS IN BUFFALOES AS INFLUENCED BY AGE AND SEX
Nasreen Akhter,
I.
R. Mohammad, K. B. Mirbahar, and M.I. Memon
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Singh Agricultural University,
Tandojam,
Pakistan
Abstract
Five hundred faecal ( samples from adult buffaloes and calves of either sex and
different ages were collected randomly. Out of 500 samples examined, 9.2 and 5.4
percent were found infected with nematodes and trematodes, respectively. Mixed
infection was observed in 0.6 percent while cestodes could not be detected. The
highest percentage of infection was in one-month to one-year old age group (35.2
per cent) while the lowest infection rate was observed in 10 year old and above
(2.5 per cent). The males were more susceptible to the helminthiasis as the
infection was higher in males as compared to female i. e., 36.9 and 11.0 per
cent, respectively.