Prevalence of haemoprotozoa in goat population of West Bengal, India
2019
Patra, Gautam | Ghosh, Subhamoy | Mohanta, Debashish | Kumar Borthakur, Sonjoy | Behera, Parthasarathi | Chakraborty, Satyaki | Debbarma, Apurba | Mahata, Saumyak
The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of haemoprotozoa in goat population of West Bengal from April 2017 to March 2018. The prevalence was studied in relation to age, sex breed of animals and seasonal changes in a year. Random blood samples were collected from both organized farms and unorganized goat farms. A total of 1053 goats were screened and out of which 340 (32.28%) animals were found to be positive for haemoprotozoa. Significantly, (p < 0.05) higher infection was observed in does (39.67%) than bucks (10.78%). Age-wise, highest prevalence of haemoprotozoa was found in 1–3 years (36.39%) age group followed by >3 years age group (27.95%) and <1 year (23.52%) age group, respectively. Seasonally, the prevalence of haemoprotozoa was found highest in monsoon (42.84%) and lowest in winter (15.10%). The present study describes an overview data on haemoprotozoa in goat population of West Bengal, India.
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