Prevalence of Coenurus cerebralis and its Economic Loss in Small Ruminants Slaughtered at Bishoftu Elfora Export Abattoir , Ethiopia
Prevalence of Coenurus cerebralis and its Economic Loss in Small Ruminants Slaughtered at Bishoftu Elfora Export Abattoir , Ethiopia
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埃塞俄比亚 Bishoftu Elfora 出口屠宰场屠宰的小反刍动物中脑白蚁的流行及其经济损失
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2017
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Amare Eshetu
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S. Mengistu;Diba Fayyisa;D. Belina;Amare Eshetu
A cross-sectional study was carried out at Elfora Export Abattoir in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia from November 2014 to April 2015 to assess the prevalence and economic impact of Coenurus cerebralis in small ruminants. Of a total 384 sheep 384 goats heads examined, 19(4.9%) and 45(11.7%) sheep and goats were found to be affected by coenurosis, respectively. The difference in prevalence between the two species was statistically significant (p<0.05). The localization of cyst in the brain of small ruminants showed that the Taenia multiceps larval stages, C. cerebralis, most commonly found in the cerebral hemispheres (94.7%) and the rest in the cerebellum (5.3%). In the cerebral hemispheres, the left side cerebral hemisphere contained (64.44%) in goats, (47.37%) in sheep, in the right side cerebral hemisphere (20.0%) in goats, (42.11%) in sheep, in the median fissure of the cerebrum (13.33%) in goats, (5.26%) in sheep and the rest in the cerebellum (5.3%) both in sheep and goats Postmortem examination had showed that C. cerebralis occurred with a range of 1 to 5 cysts per brain. The total annual financial loss due to brain condemnation was estimated at 18,127.2 USD (335,353.2 ETB). Based on this study, it was concluded that coenurosis was one of the most important parasitic diseases in small ruminants in Ethiopia which resulted in great economic loss at national level and therefore, appropriate control measure should be taken.