Gastrointestinal parasitic infections in Indian Gaddi (goat) breed bucks: clinical, hemato-biochemical, parasitological and chemotherapeutic studies

The present study was envisaged with an aim to evaluate gastrointestinal parasitic infections in a herd of conserved Gaddi (goat) breed bucks (6–9 months of age) kept on semi-intensive feeding management. The individuals (n = 20) representing the herd were selected and divided into two groups; group...

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Published in:Journal of parasitic diseases 2017-12, Vol.41 (4), p.1059-1065
Main Authors: Moudgil, Aman Dev, Sharma, Ankur, Verma, Madan Singh, Kumar, Ravindra, Dogra, Pradeep Kumar, Moudgil, Pallavi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Alanine
Alanine transaminase
Aspartate aminotransferase
Body temperature
Cell culture
Cell size
Eggs
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Hemoglobin
Hypoglycemia
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Parasitism
Praziquantel
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Summary:The present study was envisaged with an aim to evaluate gastrointestinal parasitic infections in a herd of conserved Gaddi (goat) breed bucks (6–9 months of age) kept on semi-intensive feeding management. The individuals (n = 20) representing the herd were selected and divided into two groups; group I (n = 10), clinically ill and group II (n = 10), sub clinically infected individuals. The clinical examination revealed anemia, emaciation and rise in body temperature of the individuals of group I as compared to group II. The detailed copro-parasitological examination and copro-culture revealed the presence of eggs of Moniezia expansa and larvae of Haemonchus species, respectively in the fecal samples of both clinically and sub clinically infected individuals. The hemato-biochemical parameters proved vital indicators of the health of group I individuals and exhibited decline in the values of hemoglobin, packed cell volume and total erythrocyte count as compared to group II. Significant ( P  
ISSN:0971-7196
0975-0703
DOI:10.1007/s12639-017-0934-2