Prevalence and therapeutical Study of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Local Goats in Northern of Iraq

Authors

  • Alaa Kamil Mahmood
  • Zeyad Taha Hussein
  • Omar-Althani S. Saed
  • Maher S. Owain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15605

Keywords:

Gastrointestinal nematodes, Therapeutical, goats, Marshallagia spp, Ivermectin, C colocynthis

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to study the species and prevalence GINs and detect the efficacy and resistance
of some anthelmintics in local goats in northern Iraq. A total of 180 local goats originating from 25 goat
farms were examined. As a result twelve species of these worms have been diagnosed, with a percentage
of infection 64.44%, The Marshallagia spp. had the highest incidence 53.4%. The efficacy of anthelmintic
drugs in the 3rd week after treatment for each the Ivermectin, A sativum, C colocynthis and O oil, reached to
95.3, 62.3, 92 and 31.2% respectively, and the study noted that there is resistance to some of these therapies
by some types of worms.

Author Biographies

  • Alaa Kamil Mahmood

    Assistant Professor, Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad,Iraq

  • Zeyad Taha Hussein

    Assistant Lecturer, Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit

  • Omar-Althani S. Saed

     Assistant Lecturer, Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit

  • Maher S. Owain

    Lecturer, Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit

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Published

2021-05-17

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Section

Articles

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en

How to Cite

Prevalence and therapeutical Study of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Local Goats in Northern of Iraq. (2021). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 15(3), 1985-1990. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15605