Authors: Woinshet Samuel Girma G Zewde
Publish Date: 2010/03/04
Volume: 42, Issue: 6, Pages: 1049-1051
Abstract
An abattoir survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Cysticercus tenuicollis to find out the association between prevalence and potential risk factors as well as to assess the distribution of C tenuicollis in visceral organs of slaughtered sheep and goats Out of the total 768 goats and 630 sheep visceral organs inspected C tenuicollis was found in 358 goats 466 and 252 sheep 400 respectively Adult goats 518 and sheep 474 were more infected than kids 414 and lambs 358 respectively Goats 581 and sheep 465 from highland areas were more infected than goats 352 and sheep 338 from lowland areas C tenuicollis was more frequently detected in the omentum of goats and sheep than any other visceral organs Appropriate control measures need to be introduced to reduce the prevalence of these parasites in small ruminants
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