Veterinary World, Vol.2(6): 224 RESEARCH

The Incidence of Helminth Parasites in Donkeys

G.B. Shrikhande, S.G. Rewatkar, S.S. Deshmukh, D.K. Maske, Y.M. Raghorte

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,

Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur-440006. (M.S.)

Abstract

The faeces of 82 donkeys irrespective of sex and age were collected and examined for any parasitic ova. The faecal sample of68 donkeys were infected with: Strongylus sp. (54.87%), Parascaris sp. (29.26%), Strongyloides sp. (24.39%), Trichonema sp. (15.85%), Oxyuris sp. (8.53%), Gastrodiscus sp. (8.53%), Entamoeba sp. (8.53%), Dictyocaulus sp. (3.65%), and Triodontophorus sp. (2.43%).

Keywords: Incidence, Helminth, Donkey, Faecal sample, Parasite, Ova.