PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES IN BLACK BENGAL GOATS OF SUNDARBAN DELTA IN WEST BENGAL

A. BRAHMA¹, S. DAS², D. KUMAR³, G. BORDOLOI⁴, S. PANDIT⁵, S. BERA⁶, J.D. GHOSH⁷, R. JAS⁸*
¹Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
²Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
³Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
⁴Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
⁵Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
⁶Department of Livestock Production Management, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
⁷Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
⁸Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata - 700 037, WB, India.
* Corresponding Author : rumajas@gmail.com

Received : 27-03-2015     Accepted : 01-06-2015     Published : 25-06-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 1       Pages : 156 - 159
Int J Parasitol Res 7.1 (2015):156-159

Keywords : Gastrointestinal parasites, Prevalence, Intensity, Goat, West Bengal
Academic Editor : Dr Shankar Kumar Singh, Dr. Madhu Bala, Dr. Alok Kumar Chaudhary, Dr Nora Beatriz Molina, Dr. Devesh Giri, Dr. Deep Narayan, Dr Rajesh Mandil
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The authors thankfully acknowledge the financial assistance of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi in conducting this study under the research project entitled “All India Network Programme on Gastrointestinal Parasitism.”

Gastroenteritis caused by helminth parasites is a major hindrance for optimum productivity in small ruminants. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) and intensity of gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection in Black Bengal goat of Sundarban Delta of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. A total of sixty goats in the age group of three months to one year were selected and coprologically screened by Standard technique for a period of one year (from Nov. 2012-Oct. 2013). The overall prevalence of GIP infection was 73.34%. Highest overall prevalence (81.67%) as well as intensity of GIN infection (606.5) was observed in monsoon and lowest prevalence (68.33%) and intensity (361.5) was recorded in summer. Haemonchus contortus was recorded as the predominant gastrointestinal parasite species with an overall prevalence of 63.25%. The results of the present study might be exploited for developing strategic control measures against naturally occurring GIP in black Bengal goat of Sundarban Delta.