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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2018 , Volume 6, Issue 5
Page No. : 1203-1205
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6520

Report of Lungworm (Dictyocaulus sp.) Infection in Captive Spotted Deer (Axis axis) at Raj Bhawan Deer Park, Bhubaneswar

Tapaswini Nayak¹, Mitra Ranjan Panda², Bijayendranath Mohanty³, Manaswini Dehuri^4* and Roshnibala Nayak⁵

¹Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Fisheries and Animal Resource Department, Government of Odisha
²Professor and Head, 3Associate Professor, 4Asst Professor,
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
⁵Scientist, Krishi Vikas Kendra, Dhenkanal, OUAT, Bhubaneswar
^*Corresponding Author E-mail: manaswini2003@yahoo.com
Received: 26.05.2018 | Revised: 10.06.2018 | Accepted: 16.06.2018

ABSTRACT

The coprological study of captive spotted deer conducted at Raj Bhawan Deer Park, Bhubaneswar from October- 2015to May- 2016 revealed the presence of lungworm (Dictyocaulus sp.) which was identified based on morphological characteristics after faecal culture. This is the first report of lung worm in spotted deer in the region.

Key words: Spotted deer, Lungworm, Faecal Culture

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Cite this article:

Nayak, T., Panda, M.R., Mohanty, B., Dehuri and Roshnibala Nayak, R., Report of Lungworm (Dictyocaulus sp.) infection in captive Spotted Deer (Axis axis) at Raj Bhawan Deer Park, Bhubaneswar, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 6(5): 1203-1205 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6520

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