Prevalence of the gastrointestinal tract parasite in goats in Sulaimani Province

Abstract EN

Parasitosis, especially parasitic gastro-enteritis, constitute to cause a serious health threat and a limitation to the productivity of small ruminants due to the associated morbidity, mortality, cost of treatment and control measures.

A survey of the prevalence of gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) parasites in goats was conducted in and around Sulaimani province/Kurdistan Region / Iraq.

Fecal survey of eggs/oocysts of gastrointestinal parasites of goats on the Sulaimani farms was conducted between September 2009 and May 2010 out of 316 fecal samples were collected from local bread type goats and from four selected area of Sulamani province that was Sulamani center, Arbat, Aghgeler and Said sadeq 142 (44.

9 %) were positive.

All fecal samples were examined by using saturated sodium chloride floatation technique.

Relative percentage prevalence 55(38.

7 %), 47(33 %), 29(20.

4 %), 4(2.

8 %) was obtained for Nematodirus spathiger, Marshallagia marshalli, Trichuris ovis and Eimeria oocysts respectively.

Total mixed infection that means more than one type of parasite infected were 7(2.

2 %) Mixed infection by Trichuris ovis eggs+Nematodirus spathiger eggs had the highest prevalence of 4(2.

8 %) while the lowest was by Nematodirus spathiger+Marshallagia marshalli+Trichuris ovis with 1(0.

7 %).

Other mixed infection was Trichuris ovis+ Eimeria oocysts with 2(1.

4 %).