Incidence of gastrointestinal parasites in organized and unorganized equidfarms of Haryana

The pattern of the incidence of parasites in organized and unorganized equi ne practices was assessed by faecal and blood examination. The infection ra te was more in unorganized husbandry than the organized one. In the the cas es, Strongyius sp. was the major parasite infection with highest incidence of 57.81% in unorganized sector. Coproculture revealed S. equinus, S. edent atus, S. vulgaris, Triodontophorus sp., Oesophagodontus sp. and Gyalocephal us sp. larva, Trichonema sp. (15.63%), Paramphistomes sp. (7.81%), Trichost rongylus sp. (6.25%), Parascaris equorum (3.54%), Oxyuris equi. (2.83% and 0.78%), Anoplocepharia sp. (2.12%) and Eimeria leuckertt (1.41%) infection were also recorded.