@Article{, title={DETECTION OF NASAL BOT FLY LARVAE IN SLAUGHTERED SHEEP OF NINEVAH GOVERNORATE – IRAQ}, author={N.H.AL-Ubeidi and AB.J.ALani and E.R.Al-kennany}, journal={Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research مجلة البصرة للابحاث البيطرية}, volume={16}, number={2}, pages={240-247}, year={2017}, abstract={This study aimed to defect and calculate infection rate of Oestrus ovis. insheep from Ninevah governorate, Iraq.The study examines the presence of oestrusovis. Larvae in heads sheep collected from march to may 2014. Of 133 heads 72(54.1%) were infested with oestrus ovis. A total of 142 larvae were encountered in theinfested sheep. Thirty five (24.6%) of those larvae were identified as L1, 62 (43.7%)were identified as L2 and 45 (31.7%) were identified as L3, the general mean ofintensity of larvae was( 2) larvae/ infested head..The older animals were mostlyaffected as compared to younger animals. there was no significant difference betweenthe number of infected male and female. sheep with black colored head higherinfestation than that of sheep with light colored head

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