A Survey Study on the Incidence of Hydatid Disease in Slaughtered Animals in Nineveh Governorate 2023–2024

Abstract

            A study survey was carried out in Al-saadoun slaughter house to show the prevalence of hydatid cysts among the slaughtered animals during the from 1/11/2023 to 30/4/2024, the slaughtered animals were local breeds, both sexes (male & female), different ages and from different region in Nineveh governorate. To detect the lesions of hydatid cysts we followed gross examination by naked eye and palpation with hands. The study sample include 58223 slaughtered animals (22692 sheep, 688 goats, 34843 cattle). The morbidity of hydatidosis was 0.82% (479 animal from 58223) among the whole slaughtered animals, with a value of 1.68% in sheep, 0.26% in cattle and 0.87% in goat. The highest whole infection rate in slaughtered animals was in spring (1.08%). While the lower whole infection rate in slaughtered animals was in winter (0.67%). The study also show that highest infection rate of sheep, goat and cattle with hydatidosis was in the month of March, which amounted to (2.28%, 1.08%, and 0.27%), respectively. The morbidity of hydatid cysts in the liver was 0.93%, represented by (0.73%, 1.16%, 0.70%) in sheep, goats and cattle, respectively. while the lung cyst was 0.42%, represented by (0.44%, 0.46%, 0%) in sheep, cattle and goats, respectively.