Department of Animal Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence of Bovine Lungworm in and Around Gondar and Debark Town, Gondar, Ethiopia
Author(s): Ahmed Wodaje* and Zemenu Birhan
A cross sectional study was conducted from November 2017 up to April 2018 in and around Gondar
town with the objectives of determining the prevalence and assessing the possible risk factors of
lungworm infection in cattle. Fecal samples were collected from a total of 323 animal with the age of <2,
2-6 and >6 years old which were included in the study randomly. After collection, the samples were
transported to the laboratory and examined for the presence of lungworm by baermann techniques. The
overall prevalence of lungworm infection in the study was 2.8% (9 of 323) were found to be
positive for lungworm. Age, gender, breed, body condition, origin and management systems were
taken as risk factors for the occurrence of lungworm infection. There was statistically significant
difference (P<0.05) in the prevalence of lungworm infection to different age of a.. View More»
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