Alternative Methods for Managing Gastrointestinal Parasites and Eimeria Spp. in Small Ruminants

Anthelmintic resistance of gastrointestinal parasites in small ruminants.

Anthelmintic Resistance and Management of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Small Ruminants: an Update

INTRODUCTION The problem of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) of small ruminants is world wide in distribution. In the past 20 years no new classes of anthelmintics have been developed for use in animals. Anthelmintic resistance has been documented to all classes of anthelmntics and multi-class resistance exists in many flocks. The challenge to veterinarians and produc...

Prevalence and seasonal occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in small ruminants of coastal areas of Tamil Nadu

The study was carried out from October 2013 to September 2014 in both organised and small sheep and goat farms of coastal areas viz. Cuddalore, Nagapattinam of Tamil Nadu, India. The objective of the present study is to determine the prevalence and seasonal variation of gastrointestinal parasites in small ruminants. A total of 1356 faecal samples (63 from goat and 50 from sheep per month) were ...

Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Ruminants in Western Oromia, Ethiopia

A study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasitism in western Oromia during 2003–2004. A total of 757 ruminants (257 cattle, 255 sheep, and 245 goats) were included in the study using standard coprologic parasitological procedure. The study showed that the overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was 69.6% with 50.2%, 75.3%, an...

Epidemiology and Control Measures of Helminth Parasites in Small Ruminants

Parasitic disease is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in small ruminants. The direct causes of economic loss due to parasitic infestations are acute illness, death and premature slaughter. In addition, another cause of economic loss to small animal ruminant farmers is rejection of edible parts of infested animals during meat inspection. The indirect losses are due to decrease ...