A case report of Gastrothylax crumenifer incidence in sheep in Kashmir Valley
Author(s) -
Tariq Ahmad,
M.L. Reshi,
M.Z. Chesti,
Syed Tanveer,
Zahoor A. Shah
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
al-mağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ʻulūm al-bayṭariyyaẗ/iraqi journal of veterinary sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2071-1255
pISSN - 1607-3894
DOI - 10.33899/ijvs.2013.82965
Subject(s) - veterinary medicine , incidence (geometry) , wet season , seasonality , monsoon , biology , zoology , geography , ecology , medicine , meteorology , mathematics , geometry
A total of 655 sheep were examined during 2008 to establish seasonal infection caused by Gastrothylax Crumenifer. The sheep were chosen from different areas of Kashmir valley, but the parasite G. Crumenifer was found throughout the year with prevalence 49%. Prevalence increased in the rainy and post-monsoon seasons and decreased slightly in winter and summer.
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