Abstract: A total of 9600 sheep were examined for the presence of paramphistomes at Perambur slaughter house, Chennai, Tamil Nadu from January 2014 to December 2015. Paramphistomes were identified as Cotylophoron cotylophorum, Fischoederius elongatus, Gastrothylax crumenifer and Paramphistomum cervi. Of the 9600 animals examined, 10.30% (989/9600) had paramphistome infection. Among the sex, females were highly infected 73.10% than the males 26.90%. Among the season, highest prevalence observed in northeast monsoon (42.16%) followed by south-west monsoon (40.65%) and very low level during winter (10.82%) and summer (6.37%). Among the species of the parasites, highest infection of C. cotylophorum (76.25%) followed by F. elongatus (12.72 %) G. crumenifer (8.71 %) and very low level of P. cervi (2.32 %) was recorded. Among the paramphistomes, the prevalence of C. cotylophorum occurs in all the months except during February, March and May and with highest prevalence during August and October. Prevalence of F. elongatus was also recorded in all the months except during February, March, May, September and December of the year 2014 and November, December of the year of 2015. Gastrothylax crumenifer was found only during the month of January and September to November of the year 2014, January, February and August to December of the year 2015 and with highest level 70.50 % (n = 11253) during November 2014. Similarly, Paramphistomum cervi found only during the month of January, October and November of 2014 and January, February, August, September and November with highest level 24.27 % (n = 3004) during December 2015
Keywords: Paramphistomes; sheep; prevalence.
Title: PREVALENCE OF RUMEN PARAMPHISTOMES IN SHEEP SLAUGHTERED AT PERAMBUR SLAUGHTER HOUSE IN CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU
Author: P.Vasanthi, L.Veerakumari, C.Soundararajan
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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