FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Cattle, gastrointestinal helminthes, Haemonchuscontortus, Eimeria sp., mixed infections, Nigeria
Cattle are considerably important for purposes such as meat, milk, pulling of plows and carts, and indicator of economic status in many parts of the world. Unfortunately, their health and productivity are often negatively influenced by numerous gastrointestinal (GI) parasites. In the present study, faecal samples of 171 randomly-selected cattle from Birnin-Kebbi and Jega, Kebbi State, North-west Nigeria were analysed using standard direct smear and floatation methods between May and July..........................................................................................................................
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