PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
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ISSN 1511-3701
Species in Goats from the North-East District of Penang Island, Peninsular Malaysia
Wahab A. Rahman and Adanan Che' Ros
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 15, Issue 3, December 1992
Keywords: Goats, Penang Island, faecal egg counts, faecal cultures, nematodes.
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The faecal worm egg counts and the prevalence of nematode spedes in goats from seven smallholder goat farms in the north-east district of Penang Island were investigated. Generally the egg counts were moderately heavy, ranging from 500 - 2000 epg. The climatic conditions of the district seemed favourable for the survival and development of at least five spedes of nematodes, namely Cooperia spp. Haemonchus spp., Oesophagostomun spp., Strongyloides spp., and Trichostrongylus spp., of which Haemonchus spp. seemed to predominate.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542
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