Prevalence of cysticercus bovis in cattle and buffaloes in Beni-Suef Governorate with special reference for determination of specific epitope by western blot [electronic resource].

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This study was performed to investigate the prevalence of Cysticercus bovis infection in both cattle and buffaloes in Beni-Suef Governorate. For this purpose, a total number of 2156 cattle and buffaloes (1313 cattle and 843 buffaloes) of different ages were examined in Beni-Suef abattoir. Among those, 28 animals (cattle and buffaloes) were infected with C. bovis with a percentage of 1.3%. Among cattle, 21 animals were infected with a percentage of 1.6%, while 7 buffaloes of different ages were infected with a percentage of 0.83%. Moreover, we found that infection rate was affected by aging i.e. among 1005 cattle calves of up to 2 years, only 13 were positive for cysticercosis by meat inspection with a percentage of 1.29%, while among 308 old-aged cattle of at least 5 years, 8 cows were infected with a percentage of 2.6%.

Summary in Arabic.