Parasitic fauna of captive snakes in Tamilnadu, India

Influences of age on the prevalence of Parasitic infections among donkeys in Erode district, Tamilnadu, India

Parasitic infections are known to affect donkeys causing considerable mortality and morbidity. Fresh faecal samples were directly collected from the rectum of donkeys belonging to four age groups viz. < 0.5 years, 0.5 – 3.0 years, 3.1 – 8.0 years and > 8 years. Donkeys of different age groups in the present study had slightly different helminth profiles. Young donkeys (<0.5 years) generally had...

Efficacy of Herbal Ectoparasiticides in Captive Rat Snakes (ptyas Mucosus) Reared in India

The efficacy of herbal extracts from the plants Vitex negundo and Acorus calamus against tick infestation in rat snakes (Ptyas mucosus) maintained under captivity was studied and compared to that of Ivermectin. A total of 6 rat snakes affected with heavy tick infestation were taken for the study. Investigation of ectoparasites in snakes under captivity showed abundance of Aponomma sp. ticks. Th...

Fauna Europaea: Helminths (Animal Parasitic)

Fauna Europaea provides a public web-service with an index of scientific names (including important synonyms) of all living European land and freshwater animals, their geographical distribution at country level (up to the Urals, excluding the Caucasus region), and some additional information. The Fauna Europaea project covers about 230,000 taxonomic names, including 130,000 accepted species and...

The Snakes of India

Radioactivity and radiation hazard assessment of Cauvery River, Tamilnadu, India

Background: Natural radiation is constantly present in the environment and is emitted from a variety of natural and artificial sources. It affects human body and environment. Materials and Methods: The activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K have been determined by Gamma ray spectrometer with an HPGe detector in sediments of Cauvery River, Tamilnadu, India. Results: The absorbe...