Studies on prevalence of bovine gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) in Arghandab district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan

Helminth infections are one of the major constraints on livestock enterprises and cause great economic loss in Afghanistan. There is lack of data available on gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) of cattle in the Arghandab district of Afghanistan. The present investigation aimed to study the prevalence...

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Published in:Comparative clinical pathology 2023-10, Vol.32 (5), p.859-865
Main Authors: Shah, Rasooli Ahamad, Raja, Raguvaran, Jan, Adil Naeem, De, Ujjwal Kumar, Gaur, Gynendra Kumar, Muthu, Sankar, Verma, Med Ram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
Afghanistan
Cattle
Cell size
Climatic conditions
erythrocyte count
Erythrocytes
Feces
financial economics
gastrointestinal system
helminths
Hematology
Hemoglobin
Infections
Intestinal parasites
leukocyte count
Leukocytes
Livestock
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Original Article
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
parasitoses
Pathology
Population studies
spring
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Summary:Helminth infections are one of the major constraints on livestock enterprises and cause great economic loss in Afghanistan. There is lack of data available on gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) of cattle in the Arghandab district of Afghanistan. The present investigation aimed to study the prevalence of GIPs of cattle in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan. The study area was divided into five villages, namely, Kohak, Koh-e-Karan, Mian-Joie, Baba Sahib, and Deh-Kochi. Fecal samples were collected from the cattle by covering three different agro-climatic conditions. Animals in the study population were infected with different kinds of GIPs. The overall prevalence of GIP was 62.3% (314/504). Concerning the intensity of infection, eggs per gram (EPG) of parasites were found higher during the spring season as compared to other seasons. Overall, 49% ( n  = 247) of adult animals, 6.5% ( n  = 33) heifers, and 6.7% ( n  = 34) calves were infected with GIP during the study period. With respect to sex, 43.45% ( n  = 219) females and 18.8% ( n  = 95) males were infected. As per the location, the highest infection rate was recorded at Deh-Kochi and Kohak (63%) villages. Overall, strongyle spp. infection was higher in all five locations. Significantly ( p  
ISSN:1618-565X
1618-5641
1618-565X
DOI:10.1007/s00580-023-03495-w