STUDIES ON PREVALENCE AND HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF OVINE AMPHISTOMOSIS
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2021
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND
Abstract
In the present study, prevalence of ovine amphistomosis was derived by
screening 632 faecal samples and 50 blood samples of infected sheep from in and
around Anand district, Gujarat along with the haemato-biochemical parameters. An
overall prevalence was recorded to be 23.25% with 147 positive cases out of 632
cases in sheep. A significant difference was observed in the prevalence rate of the
disease in sheep. The highest prevalence of ovine amphistomosis was recorded in the
month of October (39.62%). The prevalence recorded in the monsoon season
(34.43%) was significantly higher than in winter season (21.42%) and summer season
(13.80%). The prevalence of amphistomosis in ovine female was 24.76%. In old
animals (>2) years of age the prevalence of 25.55% was observed to be non significantly higher than younger animals (<2) years respectively.