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Parasites of Gastrointestinal System

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Goats, being hardy and prolific in their growth, play a crucial role in cultural and socioeconomic life of rural poor under privileged people by providing meat, milk, wool and hide to them. Gastrointestinal parasitic infections are worldwide problem in ruminants. They results considerable loss in them causing mortality and poor production. Various gastrointestinal parasites like trematodes, cestodes, nematodes and protozoa are prevalent in different climates and geographical regions depending on rearing systems, intermediate host's availability and management practices. Epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites, though variable at times, is determined by various factors like treatment, climate and poverty (socio-economic and traditional practices). The diseases like Fasciolosis, Dicrocoelosis, Amphistomosis in trematodes, Monieziosis, Avitellinosis in cestodes, Haemonchosis, Trichostronglylosis, Oesophagostomosis, Trichuriosis, Strongyloidosis in nematodes and coccidiosis in protozoa were still serious challenges in the region threatening the small ruminant production.

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