Species Composition and Burden of Small Intestinal Parasitic Helminth in Goats and Sheep Slaughtered at Bishoftu Elfora Export Abattoir (Ethiopia)

Although helminthiasis have been recognized as health constraints of small ruminants, there was no study conducted to reveal their types and burden in goats and sheep slaughtered at Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Hence, this study is aimed to evaluate the current status of helminth parasites and estimate its b...

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Published in:Veterinary medicine (Auckland) 2021-01, Vol.12, p.235-239
Main Authors: Hurisa, Getu, Yimer, Lama, Amante, Morka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abattoirs
bishoftu
Bunostomum
burden
Exports
goat
Goats
helminthes
Helminthiasis
Infections
Intestine
Laboratories
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Moniezia
nematode
Nematodes
Original Research
parasite and sheep
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Risk factors
Sheep
Small intestine
Species composition
Statistical analysis
Trichostrongylus colubriformis
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Summary:Although helminthiasis have been recognized as health constraints of small ruminants, there was no study conducted to reveal their types and burden in goats and sheep slaughtered at Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Hence, this study is aimed to evaluate the current status of helminth parasites and estimate its burden in study animals. The study was carried out from November 2016 to April 2017 to identify the species and also to estimate the burden of small intestinal parasitic helminth in goats and sheep using a standard worm recovery procedure. The study animals were 230 goats and sheep slaughtered at Bishoftu Elfora export abattoir during the study period. The study revealed that the overall infection rate was 83.5%. Among 105 samples taken from sheep, 87.6% were positive, whereas 100 (80%) of 125 examined samples from goats were positive for helminth parasites. There was no statistically significant difference ( >0.05) between the species. However, age and animal origin considered as a risk factor indicated statistically significant differences (
ISSN:2230-2034
2230-2034
DOI:10.2147/VMRR.S324500