Original scientific paper

Prevalence and morphological characterization of Cysticercus tenuicollis (Taenia hydatigena cysticerci) from sheep and goats in Iran

Mohammad Hossein Radfar ; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran
Simin Tajalli ; Department of Animal Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran
Mansooreh Jalalzadeh ; Veterinarian

Abstract

Prevalence and a comparative study on the larval rostellar hook morphology of Taenia hydatigena cysticerci from sheep and goats have been made in Iran. The 1336 sheep and 1674 goats slaughtered at the Kerman abattoir were investigated for infection with Cysticercus tenuicollis cyst. C. tenuicollis cysts were found in 172 sheep (12.87%) and 302 goats (18.04%) and this difference was significant (P<0.05). The predominant predilection site of cysticerci in sheep (84.85%) and goats (82.14%) was signifi cantly (P<0.05) the omentum. The morphological characters in small hooks (including length of hooks, length of handle and length of guard) were significantly different in cysticerci from sheep and goats (P<0.05). It is concluded that the cysticerci of sheep and goat origin probably represent two different strains and possibly follow the same pattern of speciation as reported in the related taeniid, Echinococcus granulosus.

Keywords

Taenia hydatigena cysticerci; sheep; goats; prevalence; morphology

Hrčak ID:

25199

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/25199

Publication date:

20.12.2005.

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