Abstract
A survey of gastrointestinal helminth parasitic infections of Bovine (cattle) slaughtered in Wudil Local Government Area abattoir in Kano State, Nigeria was carried out for 12 months in 2013. A total of 375 of faecal samples of the animals were examined comprising of 251 adult males and 124 adult females using formol ether concentration technique. Out of which 131 (34.9%) were infected with one or more parasites. Two species of parasitic nematode 79 (21.1%) and two species of parasitic trematode 52 (13.9%) were encountered. Male cattle had the highest prevalence of helminths infections than females, and was statistically significant (p<0.05). The prevalence rates of the species encountered consist of Ascaris 58 (15.5%), Haemonchus contortus 21 (5.6%), Fasiola gigantica 19 (5.1%) and Schistosoma bovis 33 (8.8%). The helminth infections were significantly highest (18.2%) in the rainy season (p<0.05). The study reveals that there is a high tendency for increase in the transmission of helminth zoonoses within the studied area especially fascioliasis. But with personal hygiene and environment sanitation, the prevalence of helminthic diseases can be reduced.
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