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The study was undertaken to know the current status of prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of cattle and buffaloes in Bangalore, Karnataka. An overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among cattle (75.2 %) and buffalos (76.8 %) was determined by coprological examination. The gastrointestinal parasites detected in cattle and buffalo were Strongyle (39.8 and 29.1 %), followed by Amphistome (24.4 and 23.1 %), Moniezia spp. (5.3 and 5.9 %), Fasciola spp. (4.1 and 15.6 %), Trichuris spp. (1.4 and 2.9 %), Buxtonella spp. (36.6 and 37.3 %) and Eimeria spp. (26.7 and 29.8 %) respectively. The percentage prevalence of mixed helminth and protozoan infections was 20.2 and 26.1 % in cattle and buffaloes, respectively.
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The facilities and funding by the ICAR, New Delhi through the Centre of Advanced Faculty Training for the study is gratefully acknowledged.
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Krishna Murthy C. M. is the part of M.V.Sc thesis submitted to KVAFSU, Bidar.
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Krishna Murthy, C.M., Souza, P.E.D. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in bovines in Bangalore district, Karnataka. J Parasit Dis 40, 630–632 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-014-0548-x
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