TY  - JOUR
T1  - Survey of <i>Fasciola, Dicrocoelum</i> and <i>Paramphistomum</i> in Ruminants at Debre Zeit Industrial
Abattoir, Ethiopia
AU - Addis, Mekonnen AU - Abdulhakim, Yemisrach 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
SP  - 19
EP  - 23
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2016.19.23
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2016.19.23
KW  - Bovine
KW  -Debre Zeit
KW  -goats
KW  -Helmex
KW  -prevalence
KW  -sheep
KW  -trematodes
AB  - In this study, investigation and determination
of the prevalence of parasitic trematodes and assessment
of risk factors of trematode infection in cattle, sheep and
goats were conducted from December, 2010 to April,
2011 in Hashim Nur&#146;s Ethiopian livestock and meat
export (HELMEX) abattoir at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. One
thousand one hundred fifty two samples of ruminants
consisting of bovine (153), ovine (493) and caprine (506)
were analyzed for the present of one or more trematods.
The overall prevalence of trematodes in the study was
21% (242/1152). The specific prevalence of trematodes
was found to be 3.6% (41/153) in bovine, 9.6% (111/493)
in ovine and 7.8% (90/506) in caprine. Statistically
analysis showed that there was significant difference
(p<0.05) on the prevalence of trematodes among species.
The 241 trematods isolates were identified by their
morphologies for species assignment. The identification
result of trematodes proved highest prevalence of <i>fasciola
hepatica</i> (6.4%). The lowest prevalence of trematode
infection from species assignment of the study was known
to be <i>Dicrocoelium dendriticum</i> (2.3%). The prevalence
of <i>fasciola gigantica</i>, <i>Paramphistomum</i> and mixed
infection with one or more species was proved to be 2.5,
5.8 and 4%, respectively. Statistical analysis of the result
showed the presence of significance difference (p<0.05)
on the prevalence of trematodes in ruminants examined in
this research. The high level of trematode isolate found in
these ruminant samples in the present study represent high
rate of infection and public health risk to the consumer
(<i>Fasciola</i>). This suggests the need to implement strict
control and prevention methds through implementation of
recommended method in order to guarantee the quality of
these highly popular meat and meat products in Debre
Zeit, Ethiopia.
ER  -