Occurrence of Gastro-intestinal Parasitic Infection at Bera Upazilla, Pabna, Bangladesh

Abstract

Examination of 110 fecal samples of Cattle at Upazilla Veterinary Hospital, Bera, Pabna from 13 January, 2015 to 15 March, 2015 revealed that 79.09% of the samples were positive for the gastrointestinal parasites. The occurrence of different gastrointernational helminthes were 25.35% Fasciola, 12.21% Moniezia, 15.00% Paramphistomum, 9.13% Balantidium coli, 4.50% Toxocara vitulorum, 3.66% Strongyloides, 2.75% Cooperia, 1.83% Bunostomum, 1.83% Entamoeba and also 2.83% mix infestation.( Fasciola & Moneizia). Among the gastrointestinal parasites, the infection with Fasciola in cattle remained high (25.35%). Females (88.23 %) were more susceptible to parasitic infection than male (75%). The highest frequency of gastrointestinal parasitic infection was recorded at the age between one to three years (83.887%). The small sized farms were more prone (84.05%) to the gastrointestinal parasite than the large farms (60%).