Macroscopic Parasitic Lesions of Sheep Meat at Two Slaughterhouses in the North of Algeria
Author:
Dahmani As.1, Aissi M.2, Zenia S.2, Harhoura K.2, Kadour R.3, Saadi A.4
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Veterinary Sciences , University Blida 1 , B. P. 270, Road of Soumaa , , Blida 2. Laboratory research (Animal Health and Production) 3. Anatomy-pathological laboratory 4. Laboratory of parasitology and mycology , Superior National Veterinary School B. P. 165 Issad Abbas , El Alia Algeria
Abstract
Abstract
A total of 10,696 randomly selected sheep have been collected in two slaughterhouses in the north of Algeria (El Harrach and Boufarik) to determine the prevalence of muscular cysticercosis and macroscopic cysts of sarcosporidiosis, to find out the association between prevalence and potential risk factors, as well as to assess the distribution of these parasites in the surface’s muscles of slaughtered sheep. All of the slaughtered sheep carcasses were visually and carefully inspected. Cysticercosis and sarcosporidiosis were found in 220 (2.06 %) and 76 (0.7 %) sheep, respectively. For both diseases, the prevalence was significantly higher in females than males. The prevalence of Cysticercus ovis increased with age, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.0001), while all infected animals were old (over 5 years old) for sarcosporidiosis. For C. ovis, it didn’t have significant difference between the seasons, however, all sheep were infected in the spring for sarcosporidiosis. All the detected cysts of C. ovis were non-viable, and were more frequently detected in the heart (51.82 %), followed by the diaphragm (30.77 %) and the oesophagus (17.41 %). This anatomical distribution of C. ovis cysts showed a significant variation (P < 0.001) in different predilection sites. Whereas, for sarcosporidiosis, the species involved was identified as S. gigantea by histology and were distributed in the organs as follows: the skeletal muscles (38.15 %), the oesophagus (31.57 %) and the diaphragm (30.26 %); no significant difference were noted between the 3 sites. The present study has revealed that these parasites are present in Algeria. Appropriate control measures need to be introduced to eradicate these parasites in sheep.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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