Prevalence and risk factors associated with Giardia duodenalis infection in dairy cattle of Chitwan, Nepal
| Autor: | Hari Bahadur Rana, Krishna Prasad Acharya, M K Mahato, D. K. Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Veterinary medicine business.industry 030106 microbiology Intestinal parasite 030108 mycology & parasitology Biology medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences Diarrhea Livestock farming Giardia duodenalis Giardia duodenalis Infection medicine Original Article Parasitology Livestock medicine.symptom business Dairy cattle Feces |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Parasitic Diseases. 42:122-126 |
| ISSN: | 0975-0703 0971-7196 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12639-017-0975-6 |
| Popis: | Livestock farming has been an integral part of Nepalese agriculture systems since time immemorial. Giardia duodenalis is a cosmopolitan intestinal parasite present in a wide range of hosts. Very little or no information is reported on the prevalence of giardiasis in livestock of Nepal. This study was done during Jan 18 to July 19, 2014 to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection in dairy cattle of Chitwan, Nepal. A total of 96 fresh fecal samples were collected from various dairy pocket areas and were transferred to collection bottles with 10% formalin. Wet smears of the samples were prepared, stained with lugol’s iodine and then viewed under microscope at 400× magnification. The overall prevalence was found to be 44.79% (43/96). Based on the risk factors assessment survey, age was found to be significantly associated with the prevalence of Giardia duodenalis. The prevalence was found significantly (P 3 years. Similarly, higher prevalence was found in diarrheic animals compared to their counterparts (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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