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A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of goats in a goat market in Kathmandu, Nepal

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Gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in goats are predominant around the world. They may be the underlying cause of the pathological and immunological consequences leading to significant economic losses of the goat industry. The main aim of the current research was to reveal the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites, including protozoa, trematodes, and nematodes in the fecal samples of goats in the goat market in Kathmandu, Nepal. A total of 400 goat fecal specimens were purposively collected from the goat market, and they were processed by direct wet mount, sedimentation, floatation techniques, and acid-fast staining, and were observed under the compound microscope. Out of a total 400 fecal samples, 349 (87.25%) were found to be infected with GI parasites among which Eimeria (80.75%), Strongyle (59.25%), Trichuris (29.75%), Strongyloides (28.75%), Moniezia (21.75%), Entamoeba (20%), Fasciola (10.25%), Balantidium (7.75%), Cryptosporidium (4%), Capillaria (1.75%), Trichomonas (1.25%), Ascaris (1.0%), Cyclospora (1%), Blastocystis (0.75%), Giardia (0.5%), and Paramphistomum (0.5%) were reported. GI parasites like protozoa and helminthes were widely distributed in the goats brought for the meat purposes in Kathmandu Valley, showing a high proportion of the goats were having higher risks of morbidity and mortality around the country.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Ms. Jaishree Sijapati, Chief of the Faculty of Science, NAST for her constant support in providing research facilities and Mr. Roshan Babu Adhikari, thesis student from the Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kiritpur, Kathmandu, Nepal for his support in the field and laboratory work.

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Ghimire, T.R., Bhattarai, N. A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of goats in a goat market in Kathmandu, Nepal. J Parasit Dis 43, 686–695 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-019-01148-w

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