Investigation of Helminth Parasites If Goats Slaughtered in Calabar South Abattoir

Student: Endurance Erunke Nkpe (Project, 2025)
Department of Animal and Environmental Biology
Cross Rivers University of Technology, Calabar, Cross Rivers State

Abstract

ABSTRACT The aim of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and distribution of helminth parasites in goay, in the study area. Out of 532 faecal samples examined from slaughtered goats in two abattoirs (Atakpa and Anantigha) in Calabar South Local Government, 413 (77.6%) were infected with helminth parasites. Red Sokoto goats were more infected (78.35%) than West Africa Dwarf goats (73.2%). The total mean faecal egg counts was highest in Red Sokoto goats 163±10.72, compared to 146.7±11.38 recorded in WAD goats. The three helminthes recovered from 413 faecal samples of goats were Haemonchus contortus, Trichuris trichiura and Taenia specie. H. contortus had the highest prevalence rate of 49.4%, compared to T. trichiura20.3% and Taenia spp 7.9%. Female goats were more infected (82.6%) as against 77.9% in males. Female goats had higher total faecal egg counts of 155.2±3.33 than 127.2±3.01 in male goats. It was found that adult goats were more infected (89.6%) than young ones (75.5%). In this study, since more RS goats were infected than WAD goats, it was recommended that small ruminant goat farmers should concentrate more in the farming of WAD goats because of their resilience to parasitic infection than RS goats, in the study area. 

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investigation helminth parasites goats slaughtered calabar south abattoir
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