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Research
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online: 01-07-2014)
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Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites
in captive wild animals of Nandan Van Zoo, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- Virendra Kumar Thawait, S. K. Maiti and Aditi A. Dixit
Veterinary World, 7(7): 448-451
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2014.448-451
Virendra Kumar Thawait: Department of Teaching Veterinary
Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg –
491001, Chhattisgarh, India; dr.virendra.2a@gmail.com
S. K. Maiti:
Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College
of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu
Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg – 491001, Chhattisgarh, India;
maitisushil_kumar@rediffmail.com
Aditi A. Dixit:
Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College
of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu
Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg – 491001, Chhattisgarh, India;
aditidixit72@yahoo.com
Received: 07-04-2014, Revised: 21-05-2014, Accepted: 23-05-2014,
Published online: 01-07-2014
Corresponding author: Virendra Kumar Thawait, email:
dr.virendra.2a@gmail.com
Abstract
Aim: Zoological gardens
exhibit wild animals for aesthetic, educational and conservation
purposes. Parasitic diseases constitute one of the major problems
causing morbidity and even mortality in captive wild animals. The
aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of
gastro-intestinal parasites in captive wild animals belonging to
Nandan Van Zoo, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
Materials and Methods: A total of 210 faecal samples were
screened from apparently normal/healthy captive wild animals from
various enclosures of the zoo. Samples were tested using
sedimentation and sugar floatation techniques.
Result: Microscopic examination of faecal samples revealed
46.2% (97) prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in captive
wild animals. Prevalence of GI parasites was higher in primates
(60%) followed by herbivores (45.6%) and carnivores (45.2%).
Conclusion: Our study suggests that among different
helminthic infections, the prevalence of nematodal infection was
higher than cestodal infection. Majority of captive wild animals
had mixed infection of Toxocara sp. and Diphyllobothrium sp. There
is a need of detail epidemiological investigation on prevalence of
gastro-intestinal parasites in captive wild animals in respect to
season, age, climate etc.
Keywords: captive wild animals, gastro-intestinal
parasites, Nandan van, prevalence.
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