A Survey of Hypodermosisin Cattle Slaughtered in Thrace (Trakya) Turkey

Authors

AYNUR GÜLANBER
ERKUT TÜZER
AYŞEN GARGILI
MÜFİT TOPARLAK
İLKER EFİL
VEDAT KELEŞ
MELTEM ULUTAŞ

DOI

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Abstract

In this study, a total of 365 cattle (234 male, 131 female) slaughtered in different localities in Thrace (The European part of Turkey) were examined for hypodermosis between January and May of 1997. Hypoderma bovis, H. lineatum and unidentified 2nd instar larvae were found in the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the back region of the animals. The prevalence rate and intensity of infestation were 3.56% and 10.23 respectively.

Keywords

Hypodermosis, Hypoderma bovis, Hypoderma lineatum, cattle, prevalence, Turkey.

First Page

429

Last Page

430

Recommended Citation

GÜLANBER, AYNUR; TÜZER, ERKUT; GARGILI, AYŞEN; TOPARLAK, MÜFİT; EFİL, İLKER; KELEŞ, VEDAT; and ULUTAŞ, MELTEM (2000) "A Survey of Hypodermosisin Cattle Slaughtered in Thrace (Trakya) Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 24: No. 5, Article 1. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol24/iss5/1