Abstract
A 1-year study was conducted in a Kerman slaughterhouse over four seasons between 2009 and 2010. In this study, 66,114 slaughtered sheep and 47,805 slaughtered goats were carefully inspected for the presence of intramuscular or subcutaneous coenurosis cysts. Additionally, the skull of infected animals was also inspected for the presence of brain cysts. Suspected samples were transported in formalin to the food hygiene controlling lab. For each sample, characteristics of the coenurosis cyst such as number, size and scolex were determined. According to the results, 36 (0.03 %) carcasses were infected, 32 goats (0.07 %) and four sheep (0.01 %). There was a significant difference in size (length and width) of the cyst and number of scolex between goats and sheep (p 0.05). This is the first report of non-cerebral coenurosis in sheep in Iran.
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