Korean J Parasitol.  2000 Sep;38(3):187-190. 10.3347/kjp.2000.38.3.187.

Examination of gastrointestinal helminth in livestock grazing in grassland of Bangladesh

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  • 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Abstract

To determine association of grassland with parasitic diseases of livestock in Bangladesh, the 'Tracer' animals (two cow calves and two goats) were released for a month in a grassland used for communal grazing of livestock near school premise in Kanthal, Trishal, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. After slaughtering of the tracer animals, their gastrointestinal tract examination revealed six species of nematode and one cestode. The nematode species were Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus axei, Mecistocirrus digitatus, Oesophagostomum spp., Trichuris spp. and Bunostomum sp. The cestode was one of the genus Moniezia. With this preliminary study, grasslands are thought to be one of the main sources of gastrointestinal parasitic diseases of livestock in Bangladesh.


MeSH Terms

Animal
Bangladesh
Cattle
Cattle Diseases/transmission*
Goat Diseases/transmission*
Goats
Grasses
Helminthiasis, Animal/transmission*
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/veterinary*
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/transmission
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