1. Setaria FROM THE PERITONEAL CAVITY OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE IN LEYTE, PHILIPPINES.
- Author
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Lumain, John Philip Lou M., Moncada, Neo Philip D., and Bagot, Melvin A.
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PERITONEUM , *CATTLE , *SETARIA , *ZEBUS , *AUTOPSY - Abstract
This study investigated the occurrence of nematodes in the peritoneal cavity of Bos taurus indicus cattle. Fifty-four cattle aged one to three years old for slaughter were sampled from December 2018 to February 2019 for the detection of Setaria. There were two procedures used for the detection: the antemortem blood collection in the jugular vein to detect the microfilariae and post-mortem examination of the peritoneal cavity for the actual detection of the adult Setaria. Blood examination for microfilariae using thick smear, direct (thin) smear, and Modified Knott's test showed negative results. Meanwhile, 14 (25.92%) out of the 54 sampled cattle were found positive for actual detection of the parasite. Upon univariate and multivariate analyses, there is no association of age and sex in the presence of Setaria. At present, there is no published report on the presence of this nematode in the peritoneal cavity of cattle in the Visayas. Thus, this article reports the presence of Setaria in cattle slaughtered in Leyte, Philippines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021