Internal parasites of dairy cattle in western Sudan

This book is a summary of a study conducted in the south of darfur State which is located in western Sudan. The study was aiming at investigating gastrointestinal parasites in dairy cattle. A questionnaire survey was done before collection of samples. A total of 110 faecal samples were collected from dairy cattle. Faecal samples were subjected for parasitological examination using Floatation and Sedimentation techniques. Helminth eggs were detected in 65 (59.1%) faecal samples. Forty five percent of the parasitic infestation cases were mixed cases (e. g. mixed Nematodes, and Trematodes and coccidia spp.). Nematodes eggs were found in 24 (21.8%) samples, Trematodes eggs in 21 (19.1%) samples and coccidia spp. in 20 (18.2%) samples. Ten paramphistomum spp. were collected and the prevalence of paramphistomum spp. was 9.1%. Six Schistosoma haemobium were and the prevalence of Schistosoma haemobium was 5.4%. Five Fasciola gigantica were collected and the prevalence of Fasciola gigantica was 4.5%.

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The author Dr. Abubaker Elayis was graduated from College of Veterinary Sciences in 1998. He is now working at the department of Internal Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bahri, Sudan.