PREVALENCE OF PARAMPHISTOMUM CERVI IN RUMINANTS SLAUGHTERED IN DISTRICT
MUZAFFAR GARH
M. A. RAZA,
S. MURTAZA1, H. A. BACHAYA2 AND A. HUSSAIN3
Department of Animal Sciences,
University of
Agriculture, Sub-Campus Dera Ghazi Khan;
1Department
of Clinical Sciences, BZU,
Multan; 2Livestock & Dairy
Development Department,
Punjab;
3Departmaent
of Parasitology,
University of
Agriculture
Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Abstract
Rumen of 100 slaughtered animals viz. sheep
(n=14), goats (n=42), cattle (n=34) and buffalo (n=10) were examined to
determine the prevalence of adult Paramphistomum cervi during January
2007 in Tehsil Jatoi, District Muzaffar Garh,
Pakistan. Overall prevalence was found to be 22% (22/100) and
species wise prevalence was 28.57% (4/14) in sheep, 23.80% (10/42) in goats,
17.64% (6/34) in cattle and 20% (2/10) in buffaloes, the difference between the
species being non significant.
Key words:
Prevalence, Paramphistomum cervi, ruminant species.