Research Article
Distribution of Helminth Parasites in Intestines and Their Seasonal Rate of Infestation in Three Freshwater Fishes of Kashmir
Table 12
Infection dynamics of Adenoscolex oreini recorded of Schizothorax spp. from Dal Lake and River Jhelum.
| Season | Host | Dal Lake | River Jhelum | Number examined | Number infected | Prevalence (%) | Number of parasites | Mean intensity | Abundance | value | Number examined | Number infected | Prevalence (%) | Number of parasites | Mean intensity | Abundance | value |
| Spring | S. niger | 14 | 6 | 42.85 | 29 | 4.8 | 2.07 | >0.05 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 | 36 | 7.2 | 2.4 | >0.05 | S. esocinus | 19 | 5 | 26.31 | 14 | 2.8 | 0.73 | >0.05 | 20 | 8 | 40 | 54 | 6.7 | 2.7 | >0.05 | S. curvifrons | 16 | 7 | 43.75 | 38 | 5.4 | 2.37 | >0.05 | 19 | 7 | 36.84 | 35 | 5 | 1.84 | >0.05 |
| Summer | S. niger | 18 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 4.6 | 2.33 | >0.05 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 80 | 13.3 | 5 | >0.05 | S. esocinus | 17 | 8 | 47.05 | 92 | 11.5 | 5.41 | >0.05 | 18 | 7 | 38.88 | 42 | 6 | 2.33 | >0.05 | S. curvifrons | 19 | 9 | 47.36 | 56 | 6.2 | 2.94 | >0.05 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 39 | 4.3 | 2.6 | >0.05 |
| Autumn | S. niger | 25 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0.72 | <0.05 | 20 | 7 | 35 | 52 | 7.4 | 2.6 | >0.05 | S. esocinus | 19 | 5 | 26.31 | 27 | 5.4 | 1.42 | >0.05 | 19 | 6 | 31.57 | 65 | 10.8 | 3.42 | >0.05 | S. curvifrons | 18 | 7 | 38.88 | 29 | 4.1 | 1.61 | >0.05 | 22 | 7 | 31.81 | 80 | 11.4 | 3.63 | >0.05 |
| Winter | S. niger | 19 | 3 | 15.78 | 6 | 2 | 0.31 | <0.01 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0.48 | <0.01 | S. esocinus | 22 | 4 | 18.18 | 12 | 3 | 0.54 | <0.01 | 16 | 3 | 18.75 | 21 | 7 | 1.31 | <0.05 | S. curvifrons | 18 | 2 | 11.11 | 8 | 4 | 0.44 | <0.01 | 15 | 4 | 26.66 | 29 | 7.2 | 1.93 | >0.05 |
| ā | Total | 224 | 71 | 31.69 | 371 | 5.2 | 1.65 | <0.01 | 220 | 73 | 33.18 | 545 | 7.4 | 2.47 | <0.01 |
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