Goats are raised either under the migratory or sedentmy management in Nepal. Migratory
management is practiced in the high altitude villages in which mixed flocks of Baruwal
sheep and Sinha/ goats migrate to the alpine pastures, while at the lower altitude, separate
flocks of Khari goats are kept under sedentary management. A study on the epidemiology
and clinical significance of gastrointestinal nematodes in goats raised under both
management conducted for a period of one year, showed that, although the mean worm
burden in migrat01y goats was significantly higher than that of the sedentary goats in all
seasons, the faecal egg counts were higher in sedentary animals. In both systems, the
infection was at sub-clinical level, however, the weight gain response in worm controlled
kids was sign!ficantly higher than the untreated animals managed under the farmer's
management. In the sedentary system, the treated kids gained 8. 9 kg body we{ght over a
period of six months in comparison to 3. 7 kg in the untreated animals, while, in the
migratory management, the body weight gain oftreated kids was 9.1 kg in comparison to
5. 0 kg in the untreated controls over a period of one year. Despite the lower worm burdens,
the clinical effict of infection was more severe in sedentary goats than in the migratory
goats. These findings are discussed and the control strategy is suggested

Goats are raised either under the migratory or sedentmy management in Nepal. Migratory
management is practiced in the high altitude villages in which mixed flocks of Baruwal
sheep and Sinha/ goats migrate to the alpine pastures, while at the lower altitude, separate
flocks of Khari goats are kept under sedentary management. A study on the epidemiology
and clinical significance of gastrointestinal nematodes in goats raised under both
management conducted for a period of one year, showed that, although the mean worm
burden in migrat01y goats was significantly higher than that of the sedentary goats in all
seasons, the faecal egg counts were higher in sedentary animals. In both systems, the
infection was at sub-clinical level, however, the weight gain response in worm controlled
kids was sign!ficantly higher than the untreated animals managed under the farmer's
management. In the sedentary system, the treated kids gained 8. 9 kg body we{ght over a
period of six months in comparison to 3. 7 kg in the untreated animals, while, in the
migratory management, the body weight gain oftreated kids was 9.1 kg in comparison to
5. 0 kg in the untreated controls over a period of one year. Despite the lower worm burdens,
the clinical effict of infection was more severe in sedentary goats than in the migratory
goats. These findings are discussed and the control strategy is suggested