Prevalence of Ovine Fasciolosis and Its Economic Loss In and Around Ambo, Ethiopia - Abstract
A cross sectional study was conducted from October 2017 to March 2018 with the objectives of determining the prevalence and economic importance of ovine fasciolosis in Ambo restaurant. Coprological and postmortem examinations were employed to determine the sensitivity. Out of the total 384 adult sheep slaughtered at Ambo restaurant during the study period, 151 animals (39.3%) were found to be affected by Fasciolosis. The overall prevalence of Fasciolosis in Ginchi, Ambo and Guder origin were 40.8%, 39.6%, and 38.2% respectively. Prevalence of fasciolosis on poor, good, and medium body condition animals were 66.0%, 20.5%, and42.5% respectively. A significant difference (P < 0.05) in prevalence was observed among body condition of the study animals. Post mortem examination was more sensitive than coprological examination for diagnosis of fasciolosis with a kappa value of 0.55. The direct and indirect losses incurred due to Fasciolosis in Ambo restaurant were estimated about 72,277ETB. In conclusion, further studies should be conducted to determine the prevalence of Fasciola species infecting ovine and associated risk factors of the diseases in the study area.