Research Article
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections and Assessment of Deworming Program among Cattle and Buffaloes in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
Table 2
Parasite-wise prevalence of GI parasites in cows and buffaloes.
| Parasite and stage | Cows | Buffaloes | Overall | (N=147) | (N=16) | (N=163) |
| Bunostomum eggs | 1.36% (n=2) | 0% (n=0) | 1.23% (n=2) | Trichuris eggs | 4.76% (n=7) | 12.25% (n=2) | 5.52% (n=9) | Paramphistomum eggs | 1.36% (n=2) | 18.75% (n=3) | 3.07% (n=5) | Moniezia eggs | 0.68% (n=1) | - | 0.61% (n=1) | Coccidians oocysts | 3.40% (n=5) | - | 3.07% (n=5) |
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