Goats, being hardy and prolific in their growth, play a crucial role in cultural
and socioeconomic life of rural poor under privileged people by providing meat, milk,
wool and hide to them. Gastrointestinal parasitic infections are worldwide problem in
ruminants. They results considerable loss in them causing mortality and poor
production. Various gastrointestinal parasites like trematodes, cestodes, nematodes and
protozoa are prevalent in different climates and geographical regions depending on
rearing systems, intermediate host’s availability and management practices.
Epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites, though variable at times, is determined by
various factors like treatment, climate and poverty (socio-economic and traditional
practices). The diseases like Fasciolosis, Dicrocoelosis, Amphistomosis in trematodes,
Monieziosis, Avitellinosis in cestodes, Haemonchosis, Trichostronglylosis,
Oesophagostomosis, Trichuriosis, Strongyloidosis in nematodes and coccidiosis in
protozoa were still serious challenges in the region threatening the small ruminant
production.
Keywords: Avitellina, Bunostomum, Chabertia, Cryptosporidium, Clinical Symptoms, Diagnosis, Eimeria, Entamoeba, Gaigeria, Giardia, Goat, Gastrointestinal parasites, Haemonchus Gongylonema, Life cycle, Moniezia, Nematodirus, Ostertagia, Oesophagostomum, Paramphistomum, Pathogenesis, Trichostrongylus, Trichuris.
