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Veterinary Science & Technology

ISSN: 2157-7579

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Berihun Afera

College of Veterinary Medicine,
Ethiopia

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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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