Abstract

Haemochosis is an important gastrointestinal parasitism of particularly small ruminants like sheep and goats. It is becoming a major concern for both commercialized and smallholder goat farmers due to heavy production and economic losses. So, this study was carried out at Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Chitwan to determine the prevalence of Haemonchus contortus using a total of 412 individual fecal samples of goat for the coprological examinations. The results showed that prevalence of H. contortus was found to be 13.6%. Barbari breed was found highly infected (25%) followed by non-descript breeds (16.7%), Boer (15.8%), Khari (14%), Khapari (13.6%), and Jamunapari (7.5%) respectively. The infection was higher in female than male goats (15.9% vs. 8.8%). The animals with mixed types of feeding (stall and grazing) had a higher infection than the goats having stall feeding (18.7% vs. 11.3%). The goats having a history of regular deworming showed a lower prevalence than deworming with more or no history (4.4% vs. 35.8%). The egg per gram (EPG) showed no statistical difference in the scores for different body conditions scores (BCS) of goats but showed a difference in different FAMACHA scores. Blood-packed cell volume (PCV), albumin, and total protein (TP) were statistically different (P = 0.00) in H. contortus infected and uninfected goat. Similarly, these blood values showed significant differences in different FAMACHA scores of both H. contortus positive and negative goats. Thus, good management practice (GMP), and regular and cyclic deworming along with hematobiochemical status could be crucial for the prevention and adoption of specific treatment protocols at the farm for individual goats.