Influence of gastrointestinal helminths to goat health and production

Abstract

Goat's gastrointestinal helminths infection was of great importance to health status of goats and performances. This was parasitic infection caused by helminths from genus Ostertagia, Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, Chabertia, Haemonchus, Marshallagia, Skrjabinema and Oesophagostomum. Goars infection had high prevalence, moderate morbidity and low mortality rate. Animals had abdominal pain, anemia, lost of appetite, dehydration, tenisms, weakens and lost of weight. Clinical signs are greenish or yellow diarrhea with smell, and some time is presented a blood. Young animals are depressive and inactive. Consequence is significant increase of kid accrescense, its weakens and less growth.