Canine Helminthoses in Udgir: A Preliminary Prevalence Study
2018
Khillare, Bapurao | Bhangale, Gajendra
This study was carried out to investigate the gastrointestinal helminthes of dogs in Udgir area. Materials and This study consisted of 218 dogs over period of 10 months. A total of 218 faecal samples collected over a period of 10 months from dogs in Udgir area were subjected to fecal sample examination by standard parasitological procedures.An overall prevalence to the tune of 31.65% was noted. The major helminthes parasites recovered were Ancylostoma caninum (66.67%), Ancylostoma braziliense (4.35%), Toxocara canis (26.08%) and Dipylidium caninum (2.89%).There were non-significant differences in age wise and sex wise distribution of helminthes infecting dogs of the area.
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