PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS FOR AMPHISTOMOSIS IN BUFFALOES OF JAMMU REGION, INDIA

Authors

  • Yash Bhargava Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India
  • Rajesh Godara Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India
  • Rajesh Katoch Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India
  • Anish Yadav Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India
  • Kaifa Nazim Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India
  • Omer Mohi-U-Din Sofi Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India
  • Ankur Rastogi Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2025.4434734

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, amphistomosis, Jammu, prevalence, season

Abstract

The prevalence and associated risk factors for amphistomosis in buffaloes of Jammu region (India) were assessed for one year study using faecal examination. The overall prevalence was recorded to be 16.61% (279/1680). Seasonally, the highest prevalence was found in monsoon season (32.6%), followed by summer (23.8%), post-monsoon (6.4%) and winter (3.6%) seasons. Animals above 1 year of age had significantly higher (P<0.05) prevalence (17.47%) than animals up to 6 months (7.1%) of age groups. Females had a non-significant (P>0.05) higher prevalence (16.94%) than the males (12.29%). Between agro-climatic zones, the buffaloes of irrigated area had a significantly higher (P<0.01) prevalence (24.3%) in comparison to rain-fed area (8.9%). From the study, it can be concluded that the season, age and agro-climatic conditions have direct effect on the prevalence of amphistomosis in buffaloes and the administration of an efficient anthelmintic during summer and rainy seasons can reduce the burden of this economically important parasite.

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Author Biographies

Yash Bhargava, Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Yash Bhargava

Rajesh Godara, Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Rajesh Godara*

Rajesh Katoch, Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Rajesh Katoch
Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Anish Yadav, Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Anish Yadav

Kaifa Nazim, Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Kaifa Nazim

Omer Mohi-U-Din Sofi, Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Omer Mohi-U-Din Sofi

Ankur Rastogi, Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India

Ankur Rastogi

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Season wise graphical representation of meteorological data of Jammu.

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2025-09-30

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Bhargava, Y., Godara, R., Katoch, R., Yadav, A., Nazim, K., Sofi, O. M.-U.-D., & Rastogi, A. (2025). PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS FOR AMPHISTOMOSIS IN BUFFALOES OF JAMMU REGION, INDIA. Buffalo Bulletin, 44(3), 311–316. https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2025.4434734

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