Abstract
Fasciolosis is an economically important parasitic disease of cattle in Bangladesh. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of fasciolosis in cattle and identifying the potential risk factors associated with the disease. A cross-sectional survey was carried out from November 2012 to October 2013 on bovine fasciolosis in and around Shahjadpur upazila of Bangladesh. For this, a total of 762 fecal samples were collected from crossed breed cattle and all samples were subjected to standard sedimentation test at Animal Health Laboratory of BLRI regional station, Shahjadpur, Bangladesh. The overall prevalence of bovine fasciolosis was found to be 66.14% from 504 positive samples. From the various risk factor analysed, age categories of cattle, sex and seasonal influence were found to be significantly associated (p<0.01) with the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis. When considered the relationship with sex, it was observed that female (70.3%) cattle had significantly (p<0.01) higher than male (55.23%). As regards to age, bovine fasciolosis was significantly (p<0.01) higher in old cattle (76.43%) compared to adult (68.69%) and young (48.62%). The seasonal influence of outbreak of this disease was significantly (p<0.01) higher in summer season (72.44%) followed by winter (67.75%) and rainy season (58.55%). It can be concluded that these risk factors need to be taken in consideration when designing effective fasciolosis control management system for cattle in Bangladesh.
Highlights
Fasciolosis is an economically important parasitic disease, which caused by trematodes of the genus Fasciola that migrate in the hepatic parenchyma, and establish and develop in the bile ducts [1]
Fasciola is commonly recognized as liver flukes and they are responsible for wide spread of morbidity and mortality in cattle characterized by weight loss, anemia and hypoproteinemia, reduced production of meat, milk, and wool, and expenditures for anthelmintics
On the other hand the result is higher than the earlier report of Biniam Tsegaye et al [22], Afroze et al [23] and much higher than the reports of Garrets [24] and Singh et al [25] who recorded 41.41%, 25.2%, 22.4% and 19.3% prevalence of Fascioliasis in cattle, respectively
Summary
Fasciolosis is an economically important parasitic disease, which caused by trematodes of the genus Fasciola that migrate in the hepatic parenchyma, and establish and develop in the bile ducts [1]. Fasciola is commonly recognized as liver flukes and they are responsible for wide spread of morbidity and mortality in cattle characterized by weight loss, anemia and hypoproteinemia, reduced production of meat, milk, and wool, and expenditures for anthelmintics. The total global economic loss attributed to fasciolosis has been estimated earlier to be more than US$3 billion per year [2]. It has involved a considerable agricultural and economic losses resulting from infection estimated at US$ 2,000–3,000 million annually [3]. Sheep and goat, the disease causes high economic losses from anemia, reduced production, poor performance, condemnation of liver and an increased mortality [7, 8]. The economic losses consist of costs of anthelmintics, drenches, labor, liver condemnation at meat inspection; and losses in production due to mortality, reduction in meat, milk and wool production; and reduction in growth rate, fertility and draught power [9]
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