COPROSCOPIC SURVEY ON DIGESTIVE AND RESPIRATORY PARASITES OF SHEEP AND GOATS IN CIS-JORDAN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) AREA

A parasitological study was conducted on 731 sheep and 524 goats in th e Palestinian Territories in the six districts of Jenin, Tulkarem, Nab lus-Salfit, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron. In 1994, the total number s of small ruminants in the Palestinian Territories were around 370,00 0 sheep and 254,000 goats (adults). Faeces samples were collected duri ng the whole year 1994 and were looked for gastrointestinal parasites and lungworms. The results show that animals under 6 months of age hav e few parasites (except Coccidia) and that parasitism is always more i mportant in goats than in sheep. A comparison of the prevalences of in fection between the districts is done. The geographical and climatic f actors are studied. For the district of Nablus, including the majority of the animals, the increasing prevalences of infection by the lungwo rms are: Dictyocaulus, Protostrongylus and Muellerius; and by the stro ngyles : Marshallagia, Nematodirus and other Trichostrongylidae. Tapew orms (Moniezia) are also present.