Study the Rate of Hydatid Cysts, Liver Fluke, Pneumonia and Hepatitis in Al- Najaf Slaughter House, Al-Najaf, Iraq

Abstract

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.