Research Article
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Exotic and Indigenous Goats Slaughtered in Selected Abattoirs in Port Harcourt,
South-South, Nigeria
Table 3
Species of helminths obtained from indigenous goats.
| | Parasite type | Nematodes | Cestodes | Trematodes | | Name of abattoir | Numbers examined | Numbers infected | Haemonchus | Strongyloides | Chabertia | Trichuris | Ostergia | Bunostomum | Trychostrongyloides | Ascaris | Tenia | Moniezia | Avitelina | Fasciola | Eurytrma | Gastrotylax | Schistosoma spp | Dicrocoelium |
| | Eliozu | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Ogbogoro | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Aluu | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Rumuokoro | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Total (%) | 60 | 49 (81.6) | 11 (18.3) | 8 (13.3) | 4 (6.6) | 0 | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 4 (6.6) | 5 (8.3) | 2 (3.3) | 2 (3.3) | 0 | 4 (6.6) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (1.6) |
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