Hypodermosis in cattle slaughtered in Nigde province, Turkey(*).
June 27th, 2008 | by admin |Hypodermosis in cattle slaughtered in Nigde province, Turkey(*).
This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of hypodermosis in cattle between January and June 2005 in Nigde province, which is located in the middle of Turkey. A total of 1336 cattle, which were slaughtered in Nigde, were investigated for Hypoderma larvae. The 68 out of 1336 cattle (%5.08) were found positive for Hypoderma larvae. A total of 536 Hypoderma larvae were found in the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the back of infested cattle. The 489 out of 536 larvae (%91.23) were identified as Hypoderma bovis and 47 out of 536 (%8.77) as H. lineatum. Number of Hypoderma larvae counted on single infested cattle varied between 1-45 and the mean number of Hypoderma larvae per cattle was 7.88 (536/68). Hypodermosis was recorded for the first time in cattle from Nigde.
Karatepe M, Karatepe B.
Bor Higher School for Business, Nigde University, 51700, Bor-Nigde, Turkey, mkaratepe@nigde.edu.tr.