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Prevalence of Hydatidosis among slaughtered ruminants in Al-Najaf slaughter house, Al-Najaf, Iraq | ||
| Kufa Journal For Veterinary Medical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-22 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Khaleel Zainel Khaleel; Abdulameer A. Hatem | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: A study survey was carried out in Al-Najaf slaughterhouse to show the prevalence of hydatid cysts among the slaughtered animals during the period from 1/1/2011 to 30/12/2011, the slaughtered animals were local breeds ,both sexs ( male & femal) , different ages and from different region in Al-Najaf governorate. To detect the lesions of hydatid cysts we followed gross examination by naked eye and palpation with hands . The study sample include(47849 sheep, 30684 goats,18911 cattle ,).The morbidity of hydatidosis was 0.71 % (696 animal from 97444) among the whole slaughtered animals ,with a value of 1.07 % in cattle , 0.53 % in sheep , 0.77 % in goat . the highest infection rate in cattle, and goat was in spring (2.05 % ,1.24%) respectively . while in sheep was in summer (0.62%). The study also show that highest infection rate of cattle, sheep and goat with hydatidosis was in May (3.41 %, 1.32%, 1.86%) respectively . The morbidity of liver cyst was 8.331% ,as the follow (8.35% in cattle, 8.32% in sheep and 8.31% in goats) , while the lung cyst was 7.831% as the follow (7.658 % in cattle,7.528 % in sheep and 8.307 % in goats). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key Words; Hydatidosis; Najaf slaughter house; Najaf; Iraq | ||
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