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01-10-2013 | Original Article
Prevalence of Hypoderma lineatum in cattle of Jammu region
Authors:
Anish Yadav, Rajesh Katoch, J. K. Khajuria, Rajesh Godara, Rajesh Agrawal
Published in:
Journal of Parasitic Diseases
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Issue 2/2013
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Abstract
Clinicoparasitological examination of 750 cattle from Jammu region revealed prevalence of Hypoderma lineatum infestation in 9.73 %. Cattle from Jammu (plain irrigated area) district (397) did not reveal any infestation of hypodermosis, but in Samba district (semi hilly arid area) 20.63 % (73/353) animals harbored H. lineatum larvae. The warbles were recorded from October to March and the mean number of warbles per animal was 7.07 ± 0.45. Infestation significantly varied in different age groups and free grazing practice of animals was one of the risk factor for hypodermosis in cattle of Jammu region.