Prevalence of Fascioliasis in the Slaughtered Korean Native Cattle of Soonchun Area

Wee, Sung-ha; Park, Seung-joo; Lee, Chung-gil

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1987;27(2):317-320.

Sung-ha Wee¹, Seung-joo Park¹, Chung-gil Lee²

¹Soonchun Animal Health Station
²Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Chonnam National University

전라남도(全羅南道) 동부지역(東部地域)에서 도살(屠殺)되는 한우(韓牛)의 간질감염율(肝蛭感染率) 조사(調査)

위성하¹, 박승주¹, 이정길²

¹전남가축위생시험소 순천지소
²전남대학교 농과대학 수의학과

Abstract

An abattoir survey was carried out on 376 Korean native cattle reared and slaughtered in Soon-chun area to determine the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infections. The average prevalence of fascioliasis was 44%; the infection rate had a tendency to increase with age. The mean(${pm}SE$) length and width of the flukes were $24.9{pm}2.5mm$ and $10.5{pm}1.7mm$, respectively.