Prevalence of fasciolosis among cattle slaughtered at Hadejia Abattoir

Abstract

A study was carried out to find out the prevalence of Fasciolosis in cattle slaughtered at Hadejia Abattoir. Fasciola gigantica is a parasite of liver and bile duct in cattle, sheep and goat. The liver was examined for Fasciola by making length wise incision on the ventral side of the liver in such a way that the Bile duct was cut open. The forcep was used to pick the exposed worms in the bile duct and the Gall bladder. The Flukes recovered from each cattle were placed in label containers and taken to the Laboratory for identification and preservation. A total of 545cattle were examined for the presence or absence of Fasciolosis in Hadejia Abattoir. Out of this number 279 (51.2%) were males and 266 (48.8%) were females. The overall prevalence of Fasciolosis in the study area was 159(28.0%). The prevalence of Fasciolosis in males was found to be 73(26.2%), while the prevalence in females was 79(29.7%). There was no significant relationship (P > 0.05)between sex of the cattle and prevalence of the infection. The Prevalence of Fasciolosis in adult cattle was 36(40.2%), while in young cattle the prevalence was 123(15.0%). There was significant relationship (P < 0.05) between the age of cattle and prevalence of the infection.Fasciolosis is one of the helminths diseases that were found to be prevalent affecting cattle in the study area.

The Effects of Hand Preference on Measures of Psychological Well-Being in a Sample of Older Adults in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

“…However, just 42.5% of people favored left-handedness when holding a spoon, whereas 57.5% chose right-handedness. Our findings were in line with an earlier study [ 2 ]; the study found that most left-handed people preferred to use their left hand for most tasks, such as writing, brushing their teeth, and combing their hair, with 86.24%, 97.28%, and 84.62% correspondingly, more often than their right hand. However, only 35.84% of people preferred using their left hand when holding a spoon, while 64.14 % preferred their right hand [ 2 ].…”

“…Our findings were in line with an earlier study [ 2 ]; the study found that most left-handed people preferred to use their left hand for most tasks, such as writing, brushing their teeth, and combing their hair, with 86.24%, 97.28%, and 84.62% correspondingly, more often than their right hand. However, only 35.84% of people preferred using their left hand when holding a spoon, while 64.14 % preferred their right hand [ 2 ]. This could be a result of parents encouraging their children to use their right hand for tasks like eating or writing, or it could simply be that religion has a strong influence and discourages using the left hand for tasks like eating, drinking, and conducting religious rites.…”

“…The profile of the lateral organization, which is a particular mix of functional asymmetries of the brain hemispheres (mental, motor, and sensory), is one of these unique characteristics that make a person stand out from others [ 1 ]. The natural or biological propensity to use one hand more often than the other when executing tasks is known as handedness [ 2 ]. If a person uses their right hand more frequently than their left, they are said to be right-handed, and vice versa for left-handed people.…”

“…If a person uses their right hand more frequently than their left, they are said to be right-handed, and vice versa for left-handed people. Thus, left-handedness is described as the preference for the left hand over the right hand when carrying out daily activities like writing, throwing, and brushing teeth [ 2 ]. There are numerous definitions and classifications of handedness.…”

“…While some people almost exclusively use their right or left hands, others alternate between the two depending on the activity, and some typically complete chores with either hand (meaning that they are good at using both hands) [ 3 ]. However, according to earlier data, being left-handed is not prevalent; an outdated statistic estimates that 8-15% of persons globally are left-handed [ 2 ]. According to the findings of one study, 90% of people use their right hand for most everyday tasks, whereas 10% use their left hand [ 3 ].…”