THE STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF FASCIOLA IN CATTLE IN BOGRA, BANGLADESH

Abstract

The study was carried out at Shibgonj Upazilla Veterinary Hospital in Bogra during the period of September 30 to November 12, 2009 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