Incidence of ascariasis in calves reared under rural condition

Faecal examination of 189 randomly selected rural calves in 12 villages of Rajoir upazila under Madaripur district of both sexes aged between 6 to 12 months (41.93%) of age. Incidence of T. vitulorum infection was significantly (p < 0.01) higher in male calves (73.24%) than in female (57.92%). All the calves infected with ascariasis were diarrhoeic (100%), with pale mucous membrane (71.31%), rough body coat (74.59%) and emaciation (65.57%). Cachexia (19.67%) and erected hair (4.91%) were also recorded as clinical signs. Normal temperature was found in 95.08% calves while subnormal temperature recorded in 4.91% calves infected with T. vitulorum .