Chronic bovine fasciolosis associated cholangiolithiasis: a case report.

Cholangiolithiasis is a rare condition in animals wherein the choleliths are formed in the biliary tracts causing chronic inflammation. In the current study, choleliths which were firm and friable concretions of approximately 3-4 cm in diameter were found in the bile ducts of the liver of an adult cattle infected with . Two such irregularly shaped concretions were encountered in the two biliary tracts leading to common bile duct in the liver.

Studies on prevalence of endo-parasitic infection in wild carnivores maintained under captive state.

The present study was conducted to observe the prevalence of endo-parasites in wild carnivores maintained under captive state at Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Safari unit near to Veterinary College, Shimoga. A total of 54 wild carnivores were included in the study and the fresh fecal samples were collected, examined on the same day by direct and sedimentation techniques for endo-parasitic eggs/ova in the laboratory. Out of 15 tigers samples screened, 12 were harboring mixed infections of spp.

Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites of backyard chickens (Gallus domesticus) in and around Shimoga.

The present study was conducted for 1 year from March 2010 to February 2011 to identify gastro-intestinal parasites of backyard chickens and to estimate its prevalence in and around Shimoga, a malnad region of Karnataka. A total of 250 gastro-intestinal tracts were collected from backyard chickens for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites. Among the 250 birds screened, 183 (73.

Immunodiagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs by counter immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP).

The present study was undertaken for the detection of Echinococcus granulosus specific antibodies in dogs by counter immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) with two different antigens viz., somatic and excretory secretory (E/S) antigens of E. granulosus adult worm.