MONTHWISE PREVALENCE OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL TREMATODES, CESTODES AND NEMATODES
INFECTING DAMANI SHEEP AND GOATS IN DISTRICT D.I.KHAN
Najeeb-ur-Rehman and Akhtar Ali
Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Laboratory,
D.I.
Khan,
Pakistan
Abstract
During this study 48 positive gastro-intestinal tracts each of sheep and goats
were examined to determine the month wise prevalence of trematodes, cestodes and
nematodes. Trematodes infection was 16.66% both in sheep and goats in May
whereas in June, July and August it increased to 25% in sheep and similar
increase was recorded in June and July .in goats which dropped to 8.33% in
August. Cestodal infections in sheep and goats showed highest record in June
33.33% and August 41.16% respectively. Nematodal infections in sheep showed the
lowest rec9rds in June 41.66% which increased in July 50%. May 58.33% and August
58.33%. In goats the lowest records were observed in June 41.66% with an equal
increase in May and August i.e. 50%.
Key words:
Gastro-intestinal trematodes, Cestodes, Nematodes, Sheep and Goats.