Abstract
The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Giardia Lamblia and Gastrointestinal parasites in Ruminants. One hundred and fifty fecal samples were collected randomly from the sheep and goats, cattle and buffaloes in different location of Islamabad (villages, dairy farms), Chitral and Peshawar. The samples were screened for the presence of Gastrointestinal parasites using microscopic techniques, (simple test tube flotation and sedimentation technique), centrifugation technique (formalin ethyl-acetate sedimentation technique) and fecal culture. Eimeria species were detected in 31 samples (20.66%), Fasciola in 22 samples (14.66%), Haemonchus in 19 samples (12.66%), Ostertagia in 12 samples (8%), Trichostrongylus in 9 samples (6%) and Giardia species in 24 samples (16%) respectively. These results demonstrate that environmentally resistant cysts or eggs could be widespread on the farms examined and thus an effective hygienic management system is needed to prevent them from serving as the source of infection for human beings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 708-713 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Global Veterinaria |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cysts
- Gastrointestinal parasites
- Giardia lamblia
- Ruminants
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Veterinary
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