Veterinary Science & Technology

Berihun Afera

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• Research Article
  Prevalence of Hydatid Cyst in Cattle at Municipal Abbatoir of Shire
  Author(s): Asmerom Asfaw and Berihun AferaAsmerom Asfaw and Berihun Afera
  
  Cross sectional study with the objective of assessing the prevalence of hydatid cyst on 440 cattle was conducted from May to June 2014 in Shire municipal abattoir. The present finding revealed that the overall rate of the parasite was 32%. Sex wise distribution of the parasite was -29.9% and 3.2% in male and female cattle with no statistical significance variation between male and female. Similarly, the rates in adult and old cattle were 23.6% and 8.4% respectively. The rate of the parasite in adult and old cattle showed significance variation (p<0.05). Similarly the prevalence in local and cross breed was also 31.6% and 0.5% with no statistical variation between the two breeds. Moreover, hydatid cysts prevalence of each organ at the abattoir survey indicated 70 (17.5%) in lung; 65 (14.77%) in liver; 2 (0.45%) in heart and 4 (0.9%) in kidney respectivel.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000186

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