Gastrointestinal helminth parasitesof clariasgariepinus (catfish) in lakehawassa, Ethiopia
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Animal Science - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
A total of 384randomly sampled catfishes (Clariasgariepinus) caught from Lake Hawassaduring November 2011 to June 2012 were examined to identify gastrointestinal helminth parasites. Of the 384, 292 (76.04%) were found infected with one or more helminth including cestodes, capillariaspps and contraceacumspps with prevalence of 52.8%, 39.84% and 27.60% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the distribution of infection between male and female of Clariasgariepinus. Basically, the infection rates in male and female sample were 76.44% and 75.65% respectively. The prevalence by classes of catfish was 2.74%, 63.36% and 33.90% in class I, class II and class III respectively, which were all significantly different.
Authors and Affiliations
A. Hussen*| Haramaya University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia, M. Tefera| Haramaya University College of Veterinary Medicine, EthiopiaHaramaya University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia, S. Asrate| Haramaya University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia
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