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Seasonal variation
Very detailed data under this head is available only for Nagpur and it is summarized in Tables VI,
VII and VIII.
TABLE VI
Seasonal variation in the incidence of infection—Host: Goat
Host : Goat
Parasite
Trematodes
Cotylophoron cotylophorum .
Castrothylax crumenifer . .
Schistosoma spindalis . .
S. indicum . . . .
Fasciola hepatica . . .
Paramphistomum cervi . .
Cotylophoron ovatum . .
Schistosoma bovis . . .
Fasciola gigantica . . .
Schistosoma hæmatobium .
Cestoda
Cysticercus ovis . . .
Moniezia expansa . . .
Moniezia benedini . . .
Axitellina lohorea . . .
Stilesia hepatica . . .
Aritellina sudanea . . .
Axitellina centuipunctata . .
Stilesia globipunctata . .
Stilessie vittata . . .
Axitellina woodlandi . .
Cysticercus tenuicollis . .
Echinococcus granulosus . .
Aritellina goughi . . .
Nematodes
Gongylonema pulchrum . .
Bunostomum trigonocephalum .
Gaigeria pachyscelis . .
Gesophagostomum radiatum .
Haemonchus contortus . .
thesophagostonum cotumbianum
Gongylonema verrucosum . .
Trichostrongylus colubriformis .
Cooperia curticei . . .
Bunostonum phlebotum . .
Ostertagia ostertagi . . .
Oesophagostonum cenulasum .
Strogyloides papillospum .
Ostertagiva circumcinctata .
Trichocephalus ovis . .
Cold season
October, November, December
(1040, 41, 42), January (1941,
42, 43)
No. of animals
examined.
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
Percentage of Infected
animals
76
26.4
3.3
16.5
6.6
3.3
13.2
3.3
13.2
56
6.6
6.6
10
16.5
13.2
10
16.5
26.4
6.6
3.3
6.6
6.6
39.6
30.3
19.8
69.3
13.2
13.2
3.3
6.6
10
3.3
13.2
3.3
Degree of
infection
Minimum
30
2
.. 1
2
.. 2
..
1
Maximum
2025
40
.. 2
3
.. 7
..
4
Average
129
22
4
2
5
5
4
2
2
No infection
1
5
1
2
3
1
3
3
2
20
6
4
11
86
3
5
450
112
5
5
2
8
31
2
5
93
4
No infection
1
.. 2
5
10
4
2
2
10
2
..
3
7
.. 3
..
3
..
5
17
80
80
73
600
85
7
..
30
68
.. 4
..
2
1
4
11
22
19 2
75
10
4
25
16
9
5
4
76
No infection
No infection
Dry season
March (1941, 42, 43), April,
May, June (1941, 42, 43)
No. of animals
examined
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
Percentage of Infected
animals
38.4
7.2
12
2.4
7.2
4.8
7.2
4.8
14.4
2.4
43.2
24
11.2
12
11
9.6
38.4
4.8
2.4
43
14.4
12
33.6
43
11.2
16.8
2.6
7.2
36
Degree of
infection
Minimum
3
9
1
..
2
60
4
2
2
2
1
Maximum
500
60
50
..
5
80
13
33
40
2
6
Average
71
24
22
3
3
70
9
18
9
2
4
No infection
No infection
4
3
4
1
20
4
50
70
50
68
30
70
29
22
32
26
25
41
No infection
No infection
2
3
2
No infection
..
1
6
6
2
5
6
..
60
25
30
90
200
15
6
13
15
16
20
52
9
No infection
4
5
10
40
60
150
22
8
22
No infection
No infection
No infection
2
30 15
Wet season
July, August (1941, 42)
September (1940, 41, 42)
No. of animals
examined
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
Percentage of Infected
animals
13.2
16.5
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
3.3
19.8
3.3
6.6
9.9
3.3
3.3
16.5
3.3
13.2
19.8
13.2
6.6
3.3
6.6
49.5
19.8
23.1
72.6
43
10
6.6
19.8
6.6
3.3
3.3
3.3
5.6
Degree of
infection
Minimum
13
4
2
2
25
30
67
..
1
..
3
2
..
..
4
.. 3
4
10
4
Maximum
90
320
3
12
33
40
67
..
10
..
3
9
..
..
50
.. 8
150
16
11
Average
128
3
7
29
35
67
6
4
2
3
6
4
12
22
4 5
31
13
7
No infection
..
..
17
No infection
1
3
4
21
4
4
18
105
27
100
120
56
9
26
10
32
31
24
No infeciton
8
4
6
15
..
..
.. 1
260
6
12
69
..
..
.. 40
96
5
18
42
120
120
8
6