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GASTRO-INTESTINAL PARASITES OF STRAY PIGS IN AND AROUND NAGPUR CITY

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G N Bhangale — Department of Parasitology, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur-44006
M U Bendre — Department of Parasitology, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur-44006
M S Barbadikar — Department of Parasitology, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur-44006
P D Jumde — Department of Parasitology, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur-44006
D K Maske — Department of Parasitology, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur-44006
Published 10 Oct 2010 Vol. 5 No. 4 (2010), pp. 25-26 ● Open access
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Abstract

Fecal samples of 74 stray pigs were examined by standard procedures. The overall infection rate was 83.78 per cent. The eggs/ ova / larvae of Oesophagostomum sp. (20.27%), Ascaris sp. (35.13%), Fasciolopsis buski (13.51%), Trichuris sp. (8.10%), and Taenia sp. (4.05%) were recorded. The cysts and oocysts of Eimeria sp. (14.86%) and Balantidium coli (58.10%) were also observed. 

KeywordsGastro-intestinal parasitesHelminthsStray pigsFasciolopsis buskiBalantidium coli

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