Rative study on cattle sarcocystosis diagnostic techniques in Dohuk Governorate

الملخص EN

Out of one hundreds heads of cattle slaughtered in Dohuk abattoir of Iraq – Kurdistan region, Sarcocystosis showed to be occur in percentage of 81 – 96 % for microscopic cysts (microcysts) of Sarcocystis spp.

of cattle by several diagnostic techniques (gross examination, trichinoscopy, squeezing method and post trichinoscopy drop examination) which are varies in their efficiency depending on organ and the parasitic stage that can be detected by the used technique .

The seasonal effect showed to be not effect in the distribution of the infection and that very important in the epidemiology of the.

disease as occur through statistical analysis.