Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Shilpa Gajbhiye, Kabita Roy, Amita Tiwari, Rajesh Sharma, Giridhari Das, Devendra Gupta, Shashi Pradhan and Pratibha Sharma

Abstract:
Current investigation was undertaken during the period from October 2021 to January 2022 to assess the prevalence of strongyles infection in goats in and around Jabalpur. The overall prevalence of strongyles was 37.20% with significantly higher rate (p<0.01) in unorganized sector (43.35%) than in organized (31.84%). The strongyle infection was significantly higher (p<0.05) in age group greater than 1 to two years (54.13%) as compared to other age group. Female goats (43.01%) showed significantly higher prevalence (p<0.05) than males (30.26%). The strongyle infection was significantly higher in non-descript breed (58.55%) of goats as compared to other breed. Monsoon (55.36%) seasons were having significantly higher (p<0.05) infection than winter and summer. The coproculture study on strongyle infection of goats revealed that Haemonchus spp. (64.05%) was the predominant nematode followed by Trichostrongylus spp. (14.20%), Oesophagostomum spp. (10.15%), Strongyloides spp. (6.43%), and Bunostomum spp. (5.17%). The study indicated strongyle infection as one of the major problems that could hamper health and productivity of goats in the study area.