THE STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF FASCIOLA IN CATTLE IN NANGOLKOT UPAZILLA, CUMILLA, BANGLADESH

Abstract

The study was carried out at Upazilla Veterinary Hospital in Nangolkot, Cumilla during the period of February 01 to March 29, 2018. This study was based on data from patient register of UVH to record the prevalence of Fasciola in sick cattle brought by the owners in the hospital. A presumptive diagnosis of Fasciolosis in cattle was made on clinical signs & physical examination. Confirmatory diagnosis was made by fecal examination by microscope. A total no of 28 case were examined, among which 18(64.28%) were found Fasciola gigantica positive cattle.It is found that female were highly affected by Fascioliasis (42.85%) than male (21.42%) and age groups of female were reported as 2-4 years.