Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Haemonchus contortus in Sheep Slaughtered at Bahir Dar Municipal Abattoir, Ethiopia

Autor: Dereje Regassa, Aschalech Birhane, Yihenew Getahun, Adugna Chalchisa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Parasitology Research, Vol 2024 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-0031
DOI: 10.1155/2024/1433264
Popis: Haemonchus contortus is a blood sucking parasite resulting a massive economic loss in tropical and subtropical sheep rearing areas. A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of haemonchosis and its predictors at Bahir Dar municipal abattoir, northwestern Ethiopia, from December 2022 to April 2023. A total of 378 abomasum of sheep were taken by using systematic random sampling and inspected according to standard procedures. Accordingly, the findings of this study revealed an overall prevalence of 34.40% (30/378) (95% CI: 29.75-39.35). The presence of H. contortus in female sheep (46.41%) was significantly higher than in male (23.35%) (P
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