Department of Veterinary Science, Mekelle University, Mekele, Ethiopia
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»