Prevalence and Association of Parasitic Diarrhoea Attributed to Buxtonella sulcata Infection in Bovines
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Buxtonella sulcata, Bovines, , Diarrhoea, Sabarkantha districts.Abstract
Buxtonella sulcata is a commensal ciliate protozoon of bovines inhabiting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of bovines but sometimes become virulent to cause subclinical or clinical diarrhoea. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of Buxtonella sulcata in Sabarkantha districts of Gujarat. A total of 1,698 faecal samples collected from cattle and buffaloes were screened for parasitic infection using standard microscopic examination techniques during January 2023 -December 2025. The overall prevalence of Buxtonella sulcata in bovines were found to be 34.04% (578/1698) with buffaloes [36.95% (340/920)] showing higher infection rate than cattle [30.59% (238/778). Buxtonella infection were found more common in younger group (1–3-year-old) followed by older animals (>3 years) and Juvenile (<1 year old). Sex wise prevalence was found higher in female than male. Monsoon showed the highest prevalence followed by winter and summer. Animals with diarrhoea showed higher infection rate (37.42%) than animals without diarrhoea (29.35%). Mixed infections with more than one parasitic infection were recorded in 10.54% and 1.96% in diarrheic and non- diarrheic animals respectively. The present study demonstrated the higher incidence of B. sulcata infection in bovines which is a problem of frequent diarrhoea.
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