Study on Haemato-Biochemical profile in Goats suffering from Gastrointestinal Parasitism in Jaipur district of Rajasthan

This cross sectional study aims at determining the effect of gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism on haematological and biochemical parameters in goat. From Jaipur District of Rajasthan, 39 goats of either sex were screened by Direct Smear Method and simple floatation technique for the presence of helminthes eggs in their faeces. The goat found positive for eggs of helminthes eggs were again subjected to quantitative evaluation by modified Mcmaster’s technique for the determination of level of parasitic infestation. Animals having high level of infection (EPG >1000 and or OPG >2000) were considered as infected animal. A total of 23 goats were found positive for helminthic infestation and rest 16 were found negative which were used as control for further scrupulous comparative elucidation of haematobiochemical study. Results indicated that there was significant decrease (p<0.05) in the mean Hb, PCV, TEC and TSP of all the infected animals. However, there was significant increase (p<0.05) in TLC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, eosinophil and monocyte count in infected goat.