A STUDY ON HELMINTH PARASITES IN CHAURIES OF MANANG, NEPAL
Gastrointestinal helminthes parasites create the most important health problem of Chauries in Nepal for limiting their productivity and in some cases their survival. A study on gastrointestinal parasites in chauries of Manang was conducted from November to mid December 2019. Helminth parasites create the most important health problem of Chauries in Nepal for limiting their productivity and in some cases their survival. Altogether a total of 100 faecal samples were collected from Manang in zip lock bags, properly labelled, transported to the Parasitology Laboratory of Himalayan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. The samples were examined qualitatively by sedimentation technique and floatation technique for identification of helminths parasites (Soulsby, 1976). Out of 100 samples, 31 (31%) were found to be positive for one or other type of gastrointestinal parasites where 69(69%) samples were negative. The nematode parasites were highest: Strongyle spp 13 (13%), Trichuris spp 9(9%), while trematodes found to be lower; Fasciola spp 5 (5%) and all samples were found to be negative for cestodes. Sex wise higher number of samples were positive in females (36.50%) compared to males (21.62%). Age wise number of samples were positive at >6months of age (41.67%) compared to <6months of age (20%).