Prevalence of parasitic helminths among sheep and goats in south of Baghdad

Abstract

In this study, faecal samples of a total of 84 sheep and 50 goats were examined, to detect the prevalence of lung worms , liver flucks and gastrointestinal parasites , for the period from the first of June 2008 to the end of May2009.From a total of 84 faecal samples of sheep , 26 was infected with Dectycaulus fileria,with rate of infection 30.9%, the result above exhibited significant differences on level of P<0.01 between rate of infection in Autumn and Winter which was 40.9%,14.3% respectively and 23 was infected with liver flucks with rate of infection 27.4%, highest rate of infection was in Sumner and lowest was in Autumn which was 35%,22.7% respectively and 24 was infected with gastrointestinal parasites with rate of infection 28.6%, there was significant differences in the rate of infection between Spring and Summer which was 52.4%,15% respectively. From a total of 50 goats, nine was infected with Dectycaulus fileria with rate of infection 18% , 11 was infected with liver flucks with rate of infection 22% and 14 was infected with gastro intestinal parasites with rate of infection 28%.The results exhibited significant differences on level of P<0.01 between rate of infection of lung worms in Autumn which was 38.5% and Spring and Winter that never infection recorded in them and between rate of infection of liver flucks in Summer and Autumn which was 33.3%,15.4% respectively and between rate of infection of gastrointestinal parasites in Spring and Winter which was 58.3%,15.4% respectively. The study also showed significant differences on level of p<0.05 between rate of infection with lung worms between sheep and goats which was 30.9%, 18% respectively.