TITLE:
A Review on Ruminant Fasciolosis
AUTHORS:
Mihret Tsega, Samuel Dereso, Addis Getu
KEYWORDS:
Fasciolosis, Hepatica, Gigantia, Ruminant, Snail
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.8,
August
19,
2015
ABSTRACT: This work was conducted to touch the epidemiology and economic impact of ruminants’
Fasciolosis. Ethiopia possesses the largest livestock population in Africa. Ruminants
play a significant role in maintaining household stability. However, the
productivity per animal and the contribution of this sub-sector to the national
economy is relatively low due to multiple factors. The review reveals that
Fasciolosis is an important limiting factor for ruminant production and causes
for several economic losses due to morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia. The two
species of the greatest veterinary importance are Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola
gigantica and snails are their intermediate host. Clinical disease is
usually characterized by weight loss, anemia and hypopotenaemia. Therefore, it can
be concluded that Fasciolosis is an important parasitic disease which hinders
the ruminants’ production. So it is recommended to control the disease by
reducing the snail population or by using anthelmintics.