Comparative Study on the Prevalence of Sheep and Cattle Lungworm in Kembibit District, Central Ethiopia

摘要

Lungworms are common parasitic disease of sheep and cattle distributed throughout the world. Across-sectional study was conducted on lungworm infection in Kembibit district, Northern Shewa, OromiaRegional State, Ethiopia from November 2016 to May 2017 to determine and compare its prevalence and identifyspecies of lungworm in sheep and cattle. Purposive sampling was applied to collect a total of 207 (107 sheepand 100 cattle) samples for identification of lungworm larvae by coprological examination. The overalloccurrence of lungworm was 25.1% with 10% in cattle (Dictyocaulus viviparous) and 39.3% in sheep. In sheep,Dictiocaulus filaria accounted 18.7% with high prevalence in young age group while Protstrongylus rufescens(9.4%) and Muellerious capillaris (6.5%) were more prevalent in adult age groups. Cattle, apparently healthyand clinically diagnosed with respiratory problems were 5.9% and 14.3% positive for lungworm respectively.In sheep, 29.1% was positive from apparently healthy and 50.0% from clinical diagnosed respiratory problems.Lungworm infection was statically significant (P0.05). In general, lungworm infection has a greateffect on animal health needing emphasis to prevent and control it in Kembibit district.