ABSTRACT
To present a more accurate method for diagnosis of Cysticercus bovis in slaughtered cattle. ProjectrSlaughterhouse study. Animal:3436 cattle.To present a more accurate method for diagnosis of C.bovis in slaughtered cattle 1812 cattle were examined at meat inspection using traditional method. Meanwhile by using standard method for detection of c.bovis at meat nspection in South Africa,Germany and England 145 cattle for each region were examined.In each method the percentage of infection with C.bovis was determined. In raditional method heart,external and internal master and ;riceps muscles were inspected.Whereas for the method used in Germany and England,heart,external and internal master,oesophagus,diaphragm, tongue and for that of South Africa in addition to these,triceps was also inspected. The best, among the method used, was selected and according to the latter 1189 carcasses were examined. If the accuracy of selected method was statistically superior or similar to the best method,thus it was considered as an alternative or replacement method to the traditional method.By examining of 1182 cattle at meat inspection using traditional method 47 carcasses [2.6%] harboured .bovis in different organs,whereas using standard method,used in Germany,England and South Africa 7.6%, 6.9% and 6.9% of examined cattle were found to be infected with' C.bovis.There was a significant differences between traditional method and standard methods of three different countries us in X2 test. Standard method used in Germany was more accurate than the others, thus it was chosen as our selected method by which 1189 cattle were examined of which ninty cattle [7.6%] were found to be infected with C.bovis, an infection rate comparable to German method, Thus it could be suggested as an alternative or replacement to the traditional method