PREVAENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL TREMATODES AMONG SHEEP IN WALAI ITAS/GADAU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA BAUCHI
Abstract
ABSTACT
Gastrointestinal trematode have been recognized as a major factor limiting sheep production throughout the world. A cross sectional study was conducted with the objectives of determining the prevalence and risk factors associated with small ruminant major gastrointestinal trematode inWalai, in the month of December 2022 A total of 80 randomly selected small ruminants (80 sheep) were examined using standard parasitological procedure. The overall infection rate was 20.%. Among the samples from sheep were detected positive for gastrointestinal trematode parasites. The study revealed that a statistically significant difference shows. The prevalence based 0n gender was 12.0% in female and 7.5% in male sheep respectively. examination is recommended to identify parasite species in order to design appropriate control measures.
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