Prevalence of Hydatidosis among slaughtered ruminants in Arbil slaughter house, Arbil, Iraq

Abstract

A survey study was carried out in Arbil slaughter house to show the prevalence of hydatid cysts among the slaughtered animals during a year 2016. The slaughtered animals were local breeds, both sexes (male and female), different ages and from different region in Arbil governorate. Macroscopic examination by nacked eye and hand palpitations were opptied Aetiry hydatid. The study samples include (115831 sheep, 26350 goat, 17465 cattle). The over cul rate of hydatidosis was 1.34% (2148 animal from 159646) among the whole slaughtered animals, this rate was involve 3.24% in cattle, 1.14% in sheep and 0.95% in goat. The highest whole infection rate in slaughtered animals was in spring (3.41%). Whear as lower whole infection was in winter (1.33%). The study also exert, that highest infection rate of cattle, goat and sheep with hydatidosis in April were (5.76%, 2.29%, 2.20%) respectively. The rate in lung cyst was 1.23%, this rate was distributed in to (2.34% in cattle, 0.72% in sheep, 0.64% in goat). While in the liver the respectively, rate was 0.61% , they invul Vot(0.99% in cattle, 0.44% in sheep and 0.42% in goats).