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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Buffalo Calves in Indore and Shajapur districts - Madhya Pradesh

2017; Volume: 13; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.21887/ijvsbt.v13i01.8729

ISSN

2395-1176

Autores

Pratibha Malviya, Nidhi Singh, H. K. Mehta, R. K. Bagherwal, Kamlesh Choudhary, Vivek Agrawal,

Tópico(s)

Livestock Management and Performance Improvement

Resumo

The present study was undertaken to record the prevalence of gastro-intestinal nematodes in buffalo calves randomly selected from the dairy farms of two districts viz. Indore and Shajapur of Madhya Pradesh. The results indicate that 60.93% and 61.2% calves were positive for nematode infestation in Indore and Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh, respectively. Buffalo calves between 0-4 months of age exhibited highest prevalence as compared to the age group of 4-8 months in both districts. Overall prevalence of nematodes infection in male buffalo calves was recorded highest as compared to female ones in Indore and Shajapur districts as 63.53% and 62.22%, respectively. Overall prevalence of nematodes infection in female buffalo calves was recorded in Indore and Shajapur district as 56.14% and 60.26%, respectively

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