Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Tract Parasites in Small Ruminants in and around Jaja Town, Melka Belo Woreda Of East Haraghe Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Parasitic diseases are global problem and effects are more pronounced, in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular due to the availability of a wide range of agro-ecological factors suitable for diversified hosts and parasite species. Common abdominal parasites of livestock are coccidia species of phylum protozoa. Trematodes belong to flukes, nematodes commonly called roundworms, cestodes famous on tapeworms. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out from May, 2023 to August, 2023 to determine the prevalence and to identify gastrointestinal tract parasites from fecal samples collected from goats and sheep in and around Jaja town and to identify the parasitic fauna circulating in the study area. RESULTS: In the present study a total 384 small ruminants (322 goats and 62 sheep) were examined for prevalence of gastrointestinal tract parasites coprological examination there was an overall prevalence of 81.51% (313/384). The gastrointestinal tract parasites infection was more prevailing in female (83.41%) than male (78.71%) in case of sex, in adult (83%) than young (78.83%) in case of age, in sheep (85.5%) than goats (80.75%) in case of species, Statistically significant difference were recorded (OR=1.85231, CI=1.204293-2.849005, P=0.005) between body conditions and the prevalence of gastrointestinal tract parasite infection and Dhagaya Belo (97.5%) followed by Makanisa (88.75%), Jaja Town (79.9), Ifabas (77.5%) and Tokuma Jalala (70%) in case of Address. CONCLUSIONS: In the study area indicates gastrointestinal tract parasites the most impairments of small ruminants. Statistically there were no significance difference between address, species, sex, age and the prevalence of gastrointestinal tract parasite infection. The majority of small ruminants were infected with one, two or three genera of the same or different gastrointestinal tract parasites.