Prevalence Of Gastrointestinal Helminths Of Cattle Slaughtered At Umuahia Central Abattoir
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of
gastrointestinal parasites of cattle was studied using floatation technique.
Three hundred and twenty-eight (328) faecal samples from trade cattle
slaughtered at the Umuahia central abattoir in Abia state were examined.
Sixteen (16) helminth parasite species were identified in the study. The
parasites identified were nematodes (59.9%), trematodes (36.9%) and cestode the
least (3.35%). The male cattle showed higher trematode (39.8%) and Cestode
(3.66%) while Nematode infection was higher in female cattle (67.1%). Mixed
infections were encountered in 13 (3.96%) of the 328 cattle examined. The
result of this study reveals that intestinal helminths are quite high in the
study and also zoonotic infection may seem possible as a result of Fasciola and
Schistosoma species identified.
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ONYKACHI, EGWU. "Prevalence Of Gastrointestinal Helminths Of Cattle Slaughtered At Umuahia Central Abattoir" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/prevalence-of-gastrointestinal-helminths-of-cattle-slaughtered-at-umuahia-central-abattoir-7-2