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Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in captive wild animals of Nandan Van Zoo, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
| العنوان: | Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in captive wild animals of Nandan Van Zoo, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
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| المؤلفون: | Virendra Kumar Thawait, S. K. Maiti, Aditi A. Dixit |
| المصدر: | Veterinary World, Vol 7, Iss 7, Pp 448-451 (2014) |
| بيانات النشر: | Veterinary World, 2014. |
| سنة النشر: | 2014 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Animal culture LCC:Veterinary medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | captive wild animals, gastro-intestinal parasites, Nandan van, prevalence, Animal culture, SF1-1100, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100 |
| الوصف: | Aim: Zoological gardens exhibit wild animals for aesthetic, educational and conservation purposes. Parasitic diseases constitute one of the major problems causing morbidity and even mortality in captive wild animals. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in captive wild animals belonging to Nandan Van Zoo, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. Materials and Methods: A total of 210 faecal samples were screened from apparently normal/healthy captive wild animals from various enclosures of the zoo. Samples were tested using sedimentation and sugar floatation techniques. Result: Microscopic examination of faecal samples revealed 46.2% (97) prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in captive wild animals. Prevalence of GI parasites was higher in primates (60%) followed by herbivores (45.6%) and carnivores (45.2%). Conclusion: Our study suggests that among different helminthic infections, the prevalence of nematodal infection was higher than cestodal infection. Majority of captive wild animals had mixed infection of Toxocara sp. and Diphyllobothrium sp. There is a need of detail epidemiological investigation on prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in captive wild animals in respect to season, age, climate etc. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0972-8988 2231-0916 |
| Relation: | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.7/July-2014/1.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/0972-8988; https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0916 |
| DOI: | 10.14202/vetworld.2014.448-451 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/e7bff2e13f6f4eeba3aa657221d3568b |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.7bff2e13f6f4eeba3aa657221d3568b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 09728988 22310916 |
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| DOI: | 10.14202/vetworld.2014.448-451 |