Title: ASSESSMENT OF GUT HELMINTH OF BLACK BENGAL GOAT SLAUGHTERED AT KOLKATA MARKET, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Abstract: The present study was conducted to isolate and examine the different parasitic helminths, their distribution and prevalence in stomach and intestine of adult Black Bengal Goat during six months’ time interval of the year 2017-2018. Goat organs were collected from Garfa urban local market of Kolkata and after parasitological study, they were mainly found to be infested with cestodes and nematodes. The most prevalent parasites were Choanotaenia sp., Trichuris sp., Ostertagia sp., Strongyloides sp., Dictyocaulus sp., Haemonchus sp., Trichostrongylus sp. The seasonal study revealed the maximum parasitic prevalence during pre and post winter season. The month November and April of a particular period studied exhibits most parasitic abundance and prevalence in relation to mixed infection. Histopathological study of the infected tissue revealed cellular damage, infiltration and disintegration.
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-08-20
Language: en
Type: article
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