Trematode infections cause serious economic losses to livestock worldwide. Global
production losses due to fasciolosis alone exceed US $3 billion annually. Many trematode …

Worldwide, particularly in developing nations, helminth infections are the leading causes of
livestock illness and mortality. Parascaris (P.) equorum, a parasitic worm from the …

Materials and Methods: A total of 478 fecal samples were collected from abattoirs and cattle
farms over a year period (March, 2018-February, 2019). Fecal samples were visually …

Strongyloides papillosus (11.5%); Trichonstrongylus sp (7%); Haemonchus spp (6.5%); and
Moniezia spp (6%). These findings reflect a growing burden of gastrointestinal parasite …

Cattle are major source of animal protein, flexible income for family units, employment, farm
energy and manure but the problem is infection due to gastrointestinal helminths. The …

Parasitism in small ruminants remains a great threat to the advancement of the livestock
industry in most tropical countries. This study is aimed at appending and updating current …

This study was conducted to report the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis and to estimate the
direct economic losses (DEL) from condemnation of liver as a result of detection of lesions of …

Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate economic loss from liver condemnation due
to Fasciolosis in slaughtered ruminants in Maiduguri abattoir, Borno State, Nigeria. Materials …

Aim: This study investigated the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections in
ruminant livestock at DUFARMS holding of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, in …

Parasitism is one of the major constraints for profitable dairy and beef industry in tropical and
subtropical countries including Nigeria. Data was obtained from cattle diagnosed and …