Hydatidosis as a major cause of liver condemnation among parasitic diseases in goats and sheep: Keren slaughter house, Anseba Zone, Eritrea

In this study, retrospective data of ten years (1999 to 2008) on slaughtered goats and sheep was collected from Keren Municipal slaughter house, Anseba Zone of Eritrea. The data was analyzed for the prevalence of hydatidosis and the number of livers condemned. Besides, condemned livers from sheep and goats due to the presence of hydatid cysts were collected (September to December, 2008, and from March to July, 2009) for gross and microscopic pathology. The finding of the study indicated that among the parasitic diseases encountered in the slaughtered animals, hydatid cysts were the most prevalent ones. The study has depicted that the major contributor for liver condemnation was hydatidosis. Moreover, the prevalence has demonstrated an increasing trend.