Diagnostic study of nematodesin cattle in Mosul city

Abstract EN

The present study was arranged to investigate the existence of different species ofNematodes which are infect the cattle through examination of 484 fecal samples which werecollected randomly from Mosul city and around regions of it, during the period from October2011 to June 2012 and determination infection severity of them.

The total percentage of infection with Nematodes was 23.34% .

The significant variations inpercentages of infection were recorded according to months of study.

The highest percentagewas in December 42.10% and the lowest in February 2.63% .

In this study were diagnosed 13genera of Nematodes, most of them Haemonchus spp.

and Ostertagia spp.

In the estimation of infection severity with Nematodes, significant variations were showedamong the light infection with both of moderate and severe infection and the highestpercentage of light has accomplished to 67.25% and the lowest in moderate infection was11.50% .