Study the rate of hydatid cysts, liver fluke, pneumonia and hepatitis in al-Najaf slaughter house, Al-Najaf, Iraq

Abstract EN

The study was conducted from first of December 2015 till end of November 2016.

Animal slaughters were examined macroscopically to determine the parasitic infection(Hydatid Cyst, Fascioliasis, Lung worms)and another cases of Pneumonia and Hepatitis.

The animals which were slaughtered during this study was 94106 Sheep, 23131 Cattle, and 5235 Buffaloes.

The Percentages of Hydatid cysts in Sheep was 1.04 % and Liver fluke 0.56%, pneumonia 0.29% and hepatitis was 0.34 % with increase the rate in winter 1.33%, 0.87%, 0.54%, and 0.53% respectively while Lung worms 0.73 % increase the percentage in Autumn 0.71%.

In Cattle, the percentage of Hydatid Cysts 1.59%, Liver Fluke 0.71%, Lungworm 0.13%, with increase the rate in Autumn 5.11%, 2.56%, 0.73% respectively, Hepatitis 0.34% , the highest percentage was in summer 0.32% and pneumonia the highest percentage was in spring 0.56%.

The rate of Hydatid In Buffaloes 1.03%, Fiver Flukes 0.61 %, with increase the incidence in winter 1.93%, while Lung worms 0.15%, pneumonia 0.31%, hepatitis was 0.14% the highest was in spring 0.25%, 0.41% and 0.49% respectively.