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Prevalence of Trichostrongylus infection in goats and sheep

Prevalence of Trichostrongylus infection in goats and sheep

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Introduction: Trichostrongyloiasis is a prevalent infection in humans and some animals worldwide. Morphology is a reliable tool for identifying Trichostrongylus species. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Trichostrongylus infection in livestock and compare the morphometric characteristics of the species in sheep and goats referred to K...

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... was no significant relationship between the type of host and Trichostrongylus infection. Table 1 shows the prevalence of infection in different hosts. Of the 70 Trichostrongylus isolates studied morphometrically, 39 (55.7%) were male, and 31 (44.3%) were female. ...