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Moniezia sp. and Capillaria sp. were least prevalent (n= 201). The gastrointestinal parasitic load of goats varied from egg per gram (epg) 0 to 1600. Faecal sample evaluation shows, 36.95% and 13.56% goats were loaded epg 0 and 300, respectively. Age was evident as risk factor where older goats (> 24 month) were more infected by endoparasites than younger ones (< 24 month) in this study (p< 0.05). Irrespective of factors, the prevalence of ecto-and endoparasites has been quite high. So, the preventive measurement should be adopted for this goat population. As goats are infected with ectoand endoparasites, broad spectrum anthelmintics might be judicious choice. As older goats are more susceptible than younger ones for endoparasites, the grazing habit should be restricted.