Age and time of year dependence of the spreading of paramphistomatosis in cattle in Azerbaijan

Abstract

The article talks about the research works on paramphistomatosis carried out in the individual livestock farms located on the territory of Shirvan-Salyan, Guba-Khachmaz, Ganja-Dashkesan economic districts. As a result of examinations, the extensiveness and intensity of infection with paramphistomatosis in farms were identified. The dependence of the spreading on the age of animals and the time of year, of paramphistomatosis, parasitizing among cattle in farms has been studied. According to the Shirvan– Salyan economic district, in animals examined, there were identified an extensiveness of infection with paramphistomatosis, in spring 36.0%, in summer 22.0%, in autumn 42.1%, and in winter 9.6%, according to the Guba-Khachmaz economic district, in spring 27.4%, in summer 14.2%, in autumn 35.8%, and in winter 7.5%, according to the Ganja –Dashkesan economic district, in spring 22.3%, in summer 12.8%, in autumn 30.9%, and in winter 5.3%.        In the course of examinations in the internal organs during autopsies of animals slaughtered at the points for the slaughter of livestock there were detected paramphistomatosis according to the Shirvan – Salyan economic district in the spring period, 11-30 spc., in the summer 8-14 specimens, in the autumn 14-38 specimens, in the winter 4-8 specimens, according to the Guba – Khachmaz economic district in the spring period 8-22 specimens, in the summer 5-11 specimens, in the autumn 11-28 specimens, and in the winter 3-7 specimens, according to the Ganja – Dashkesan economic district in the spring period 6-14 specimens, in the summer 4-7 specimens, in the autumn 8-21 specimens, in the winter 2-5 specimens and the intensity of invasion was studied.