Satish, A.C.Nagarajan, K.Balachandran, C.Soundararajan, C.Arunaman, C.S.Thangapandian, M.Sridhar, R.TANUVAS2018-03-022018-03-022018-02http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810041499TNV_IVJ_Feb2018_95(2)_78-79Out of 344 faecal samples collected from sheep (145) and goats (199), 83.43% were found to show gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in and around Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was almost similar in sheep (83.45%) and goats (83.41%). Mixed infection (58.9%) was more than the single infection (41.1%). Among the single infection, oocyst of Eimeria species (71.18%) was found to be more common followed by Strongyloides spp (13.56%), Strongyle (12.71%), Trichuris spp (1.69%) and amphistomes (0.84%).enVeterinary ScienceVeterinary PathologyArticle