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Parasitic Profile of Domestic Geese of Kashmir

2017; Academic Journals; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5455/ijlr.20170409094535

2277-1964

Henna Hamadani, Azmat Alam Khan, Zahoor A. Wani, Heena Jalal, SYED FAHEEM AHMAD BIHAQI, Masood Saleem Mir,

Coccidia and coccidiosis research

Geese, adapted well to free range and grazing, are reared in and around the waterbodies, hence may be susceptible to various parasitic infections. Hence, a study was planned with the objective of recording the parasitic incidence in the locally reared Kashmir geese. External as well as internal parasites were recovered. The ectoparasites recovered from the anterior lower neck region of the observed geese were identified as Cuclogaster heterographus. Out of the total 150 samples, 68.67 % were positive and revealed the presence of Acaridia spp. eggs, Capillaria spp. eggs, Eimeria spp. oocysts, Strongyloides spp. eggs and Notocotylus spp. eggs. The endoparasites recovered from different portions of intestines in the present study were identified as Cotugnia spp., Notocotylus spp. and Capillaria spp.