Gastrointestinal nematodes are one of the major causes of productivity losses in small ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa. A study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence, worm burden of abomasal nematodes and associated faecal egg counts (FEC) of small ruminants slaughtered from November, 2011 to October, 2012. Two genera of adult abomasal nematodes recovered were Haemonchus spp. and Trichostrongylus spp. Goats had the prevalence of 78.5% and 17.5% for Haemonchus spp and Trichostrongylus spp., respectively while sheep had prevalence of 85% and 31% for Haemonchus spp. and Trichostrongylus spp. A significant difference (p
Key words: Abomasum, Nematodes, Season, Small Ruminants, Worm burden
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