Abstract
A cross-sectional study was conducted to know fasciolosis prevalence in cattle plus identifying the risk factors associated in and around Zenzelma town, Bahir Dar Zuria woreda, west Gojam administration Zone. The study was done in 2016. Parasitological examination of feaces collected from 192 cattle and examined using fecal sedimentation technique to understand fasciolosis prevalence was done. The study observed 26% prevalence at the study area. Associated predisposing factors taken are; site, sex, breed and age did not show a significant effect for the infection to occur (P>0.05). However, there was a statistically significant association of fasciolosis beteween body condition of cattle's (p<0.05) in which 38.8%, 27.3% and 10.2% of prevalence obtained in poor, medium, and good body conditions respectively. It was noticed that a highest prevalence rate of 38.8% was recorded in poor body conditioned animals. The study observed that the incidence of the infection was varying between study sites (i.e. 28.7%, 22.1%) in Gediro and Sifatra respectively. The current finding shows that fasciolosis in cattle is among the most economically important parasitic disease affecting cattle and common in areas around Bahir Dar. Hence, control strategies should be designed to minimize the occurrence of the infection.
Highlights
Ethiopia have the largest livestock population in Africa, of roughly 53.99 million animals out of this total cattle population, the female cattle constitute about 55.48% and the remaining 44.52% are male cattle
A total of 192 cattle of all age groups and both sexes are randomly selected on the areas where they are grazing in the two different origins
From a total of 192 fecal samples taken from cattle for coprological examination 50 cattle were found infected with fasciolosis [14]
Summary
Ethiopia have the largest livestock population in Africa, of roughly 53.99 million animals out of this total cattle population, the female cattle constitute about 55.48% and the remaining 44.52% are male cattle. This great potential is not properly used as a result of disease, malnutrition and other management problems [1]. Fasciolosis is one of veterinary important parasitic diseases of ruminants' caused by digenean trematodes of the genus Fasciola commonly referred as liver flukes [2]. Fasciolosis may infect all domestic animals, human and many wild species, but of economical important in sheep and cattle
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