Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Yaks of Lehe VDC, Manaslu Conservation Area

Reena Byanju, SP Shrestha, Dr Sudhir Khanal

Nepal Journal of Science and Technology · 2012 · 13 citations · 2 references

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Qualitative analysis of 44 fecal samples of yaks from Lehe VDC of Manaslu Conservation Area showed the positive result in 36 samples (81.82%). Strongyle showed the highest infection (47.23%) while the least was with Amphistomum (8.34%). Infection with Trichuris, Ascaris, Eimeria and Coccyx were also reported in the present study. The pattern of infection was both mixed (52.78%) and single (47.23%).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njst.v12i0.6525 Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 12 (2011) 366-369

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