Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Extensively Managed Pastoral Small Ruminants: The Case of Nyangatom District, South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Yebelayhun Mulugeta, Getachew Mulugeta, Nahom Belay, Mahider Tesfaye, Satabdi Datta Choudhury · 2026
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Description
Mulugeta and colleagues survey gut worms in sheep and goats in the Nyangatom District of Ethiopia. Their 2026 journal article covers animals raised under extensive grazing. The parasites studied are gastrointestinal nematodes, worms that live in the gut.
The team examined 384 animals in total. Worms were found in 65.89 percent of the animals tested overall. Sheep were infected more often, at 71.59 percent, than goats, at 61.06 percent of those checked. Strongyles were the most common worm group, found in 51.56 percent of the animals examined. Heavy infection can slow growth and cut milk and meat output. The authors call for regular deworming and better grazing management. Local data, they note, should guide control programs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yebelayhun Mulugeta, Getachew Mulugeta, Nahom Belay, Mahider Tesfaye, Satabdi Datta Choudhury |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30417 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |