Detection, Morphological characterization and epidemiological investigations on parasitic ciliates in buffaloes
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sangwan, A.K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kalkal, Hardeep | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-12T06:56:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-12T06:56:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A survey was conducted to study the epidemiology of parasitic ciliates in buffaloes from Hisar and Karnal districts of Haryana. Morphological study was also done to differentiate parasitic ciliates found in pigs and buffaloes. A total of 800 samples were collected (400 from each district) and were collected randomly. A total of 50 fecal samples were collected from pigs for comparison with buffalo parasitic ciliates. The samples were processed by direct smear, sedimentation and floatation techniques. There was significant difference between size of parasitic ciliates in pigs and buffaloes and main morphological character of buffalo parasitic ciliate was presence of ridge which runs from one end to other end and location of Cytostome (mouth) which was opposite to progression direction and in pig parasitic ciliates the Cytostome (mouth) was located at tapering anterior end and with the direction of progression it is concluded the parasitic ciliates in buffalo as B. sulcata. The overall prevalence of B. sulcata was 59.12% whereas; it was 54.5% in Hisar and 63.7% in Karnal. Age and sex had no effect on prevalence of B. sulcata. The risk of prevalence of B. sulcata was lower (OD=0.522) in buffaloes raised on Pakka floor as compared to Katcha floor. The animals with diarrhoea were at greater risk (OD=6.30) of having B. sulcata infection as compared to animals without diarrhoea. There was significant association between degree of intensity of infection with diarrhoea i.e. as degree of intensity increased, the per cent of diarrhoea positive cases also increased. This study provides evidence that B. sulcata can be one of the factors of diarrhoea. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810037419 | |
| dc.keywords | Parasitic ciliates, Buxtonella sulcata, Balantidium coli, Buffaloes, Epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | LUVAS | en_US |
| dc.sub | Veterinary Parasitology | en_US |
| dc.theme | Detection, Morphological characterization and epidemiological investigations on parasitic ciliates in buffaloes | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.V.Sc. | en_US |
| dc.title | Detection, Morphological characterization and epidemiological investigations on parasitic ciliates in buffaloes | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |