Bachal Bhutto
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences,
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
M.Sharif Phullan
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences,
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Rahamatullah Rind
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences,
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Aijaz Hussain Soomro
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences,
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
A total of 200 faecal samples were randomly collected from either sexes of buffalo calves of different age groups. On microscopic examination of the samples, prevalence of helminths in buffalo calves was recorded as 47 %. Out of these, only 18% buffalo calves excreted eggs in their faeces that ranged from 100-400 eggs/g (epg) while 7, 13, 5.5 and 3.5% calves excreted eggs in faeces that ranged from 401-800, 801-1200, 1201-1600, 1601 and above eggs/g, respectively. Further, it was observed that 43 and 4% buffalo calves were positive for nematodes and trematodes, respectively, but mixed infections were observed in 1.5% calves. Cestodes were not detected in any samples examined. Four different species of helminths were identified, the species were: Toxocara vitulorum (33%), Ostertagia ostertagi (8%), Trichuris ovis (2%) and Fasciola gigantica (4%). The highest egg counts were recorded in 1-120 days old calves. A slightly higher prevalence (48.30%) of helminths was found in female than in male (45.12%) calves.
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Bachal Bhutto, M.Sharif Phullan, Rahamatullah Rind and Aijaz Hussain Soomro, 2002. Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal Helminths in Buffalo Calves. Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 43-45.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.43.45
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.43.45
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.43.45
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.43.45
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