National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
This study was carried out in 2012. It aimed at detecting the prevalence of parasitic helminthes infections among goats, sheep, cattle and camels slaughtered in Slaughterhouses in Taiz, Yemen. The number of slaughtered ruminants was 636 goats, 47 sheep, 311 cattle, and 12 camels. The highest prevalence rate of hydatid cysts was found in camels (41.66%) followed by cattle (33.76%) followed by goats (6.13%).There was no infection with hydatid cysts in sheep. Also, the highest rate of infection with liver flukes (Fasciola sp.) was observed in cattle (5.47%), goats (3.14%). No liver fluke infection was observed in sheep and camels. Whereas, the prevalence rate of Taenia sp. infection was higher in goats (22.8%) than that in sheep (14.90%); no infections were detected in both cattle and camels. There was a variance in the rate of helminthes infection during 4 months study period and also, among different sexes and age groups. This result therefore calls for an improved disease control and adequate sanitation program for slaughtered animals in the study area.
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