An epidemiological study was carried out to investigate the frequency of gastro intestinal parasites in goats and sheep of District Lower Dir, from February 2018 to January 2019. Sedimentation and floatation methods were employed for parasites subjected to microscopic examination with proper prescribed protocols in the parasitology laboratory, department of Zoology, University of Malakand, Chakdara. A total of 1340 fecal samples consisting of 772 goats and 568 sheep, were screened. The total incidence of GI parasites in goats and sheep was found to be 65.37%, in which goat were (63.21%) and sheep were (68.3%) found infected. Six parasites spp; were identified with prevalence rate Haemonchus contortus (23.28%), Strongyloides papillosus (8.95%), Trichuris ovis (10.14%), Dictyocaulus filarial (4.47%), Moniezia spp (6.26%) and Coccidia spp (12.23%) in both animals. Risk factors like gender, health status, condition of farm/household, treatment, socio-economic status of the owners and month wise occurrence were found statistically significant p<0.05. Area wise prevalence were found statistically significant and high incidence were occurring in Munda tehsil. It was concluded that sheep of the study area were more infected by nematodes parasites than goats which have considerable economic impact on sheep population in the study area.

Index Terms- Gastrointestinal parasites, Goats and Sheep, Prevalence, Lower Dir.