Author/Authors :
Tajik, H urmia university - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, اروميه, ايران , Tavassoli, M urmia university - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - department of Pathobiology, اروميه, ايران , Dalirnaghadeh, B urmia university - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - department of Clinical Sciences, اروميه, ايران , Danehloipour, M islamic azad university, اروميه, ايران
Abstract :
871 mesenteric lymph nodes taken from 110 native cattle from Urmia slaughter-house with different ages were examined for Linguatula serrata infection. The lymph nodes were studied based on their colour and consistency. 44% of the cattle were found positive for L serrata infection. The number of parasites isolated from each infected lymph node varied from 1 to 69 with a mean of 5.48. There were no significant differences in the number of parasites in different age groups. The study underlined the need for a more thorough investigation of mesenteric lymph nodes inspection in the cattle of this region.
Keywords :
Mesenteric lymph nodes , Cattle , Linguatula serrata , Pentastomida
