Prevalence and Economic Significance of Hydatidosis in Cattle Slaughter at Debretabore Abattoir, North Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia Anteneh Mulugeta1,*, Asrat Mulat2, Melkamu Samrawit3 1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia 2School of Veterinary Medicine, Wollo University, Ethiopia 3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Samara University, Ethiopia *Corresponding author: A Mulat; Email: mullur1974@gmail.com
Online published on 19 November, 2015. Abstract Hydatidosis, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is one of the most important helminthzoonosis in the world. The distribution of hydatidosis is normally associated with underdeveloped countries, especially in rural communities where humans maintain close contact with dogs and various domestic animals, which may act as intermediate hosts. A crosssectional study on bovine hydatidosis was conducted in Debretabore municipality abattoir from July 2012 to September 2012 with the aim of investigating the prevalence and economic losses in cattle slaughtered for human consumption. Out of the total 384 cattle examined 106 (27.64%) were found infected with hydatidosis. From the examined animals 51 (13.28%), 34 (8.85%), 16 (4.17%) and 5(1.3%) contained hydatid cysts in their lungs, livers, hearts and kidneys respectively. Age related infection was significant in that older animals were more infected (P<0.05). Assessments of hydatid cyst with body condition scoring were made; accordingly cattle with poor body condition scouring had higher prevalence (p= 54.72%), medium (33.02%) and fat (12.26%) were examined from infected animals. Plan based control measure against the source of infection of Hydatidosis should practice for decreasing tendencies in prevalence. Top Keywords Bovine, Debretabore, hydatidosis, prevalence. Top |