Endalew Z

Department of Veterinary Science, Mekelle University, Mekele, Ethiopia

Publications
  • Research Article   
    Occurrence of Ovine Haemonchosis Slaughtered at Abergele Export Abattoir, Northern Ethiopia
    Author(s): Endalew Z and Beyenech Gebeyehu*

    A cross sectional study was conducted at Abergele export abattoir with the objectives of determining the occurrence of ovine haemonchosis and investigating potential risk factors associated with them. During the study period, a total of 380 abomasums of sheep, collected from randomly selected male sheep were examined on postmortem for the presence or absence of the parasite according to standard procedures. Among those, 200 sheep were positive for Haemonchus contortus with overall occurrence of 52.6%. The findings of this study exposed that the occurrence of ovine haemonchosis was more frequently recorded in adult (greater than one year) (28.6%) than in young (less than one year) sheep (23.9%). Based on body condition it was noticed that high occurrence was recorded in animals with medium body condition (29.7%), followed by poor body condition (13.2%) and t.. View more»

    DOI: 10.35248/2155-9597.21.s10.001

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