ABSTRACT
Prevalence of cysticercosis among cattle and pigs slaughtered in the Lublin province in the years 2009-2012 was evaluated. The study draws its data from annual reports of the Veterinary Inspectorate in Lublin. Cysticercus bovis was detected in 1038 animals (0.19%) out of 542,963 heads of cattle in the Lublin province, whereas Cysticercus cellulosae was found in 150 (0.0044%) out of 3,367,444 examined pigs.
Subject(s)
Cattle Diseases/parasitology , Cysticercosis/veterinary , Swine Diseases/parasitology , Animals , Cattle , Cattle Diseases/epidemiology , Cysticercosis/epidemiology , Cysticercosis/parasitology , Poland/epidemiology , Prevalence , Swine , Swine Diseases/epidemiology , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica L. infection among cattle slaughtered in the Lublin province in from 2009-2012 was evaluated. The data were taken from annual reports of the Veterinary Inspectorate in Lublin. The results of the study are as follows: the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in the cattle of the Lublin province between 2009 and 2012 is found to be 11.97%.
