Study on Prevalence of Bovine Fasciolosis at Nekemte Veterinary Clinic, East Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

A cross-sectional study was carried out from November, 2013 to March, 2014 at Nekemte veterinary clinic in Western Ethiopia, to determine the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis. Fecal samples were collected from a total of 780 cattle, local breed (n=725) and cross breed (n=55) of all age groups and sex. Sedimentation technique was employed for recovery of Fasciola eggs from freshly collected fecal samples. Out of 780 cattle examined during the study period; 124(15.90%) were found to be positive for Fasciola eggs. Based on origins of animals, prevalence rates of 19.44, 12.00, 12.12, 14.86, 8.70, 14.52, 12.84, 15.50, 22.06 and 21.57% were recorded in Nekemte 01, Nekemte 02, Nekemte 03, Nekemte 04, Nekemte 05, Nekemte 07, Dalo, Gari, Jiregna and Negassa kebele, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the above mentioned areas. The prevalence of bovine fasciolosis was higher in young age group animals 67(19.36%) than adult animals 57(13.13%), with no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between them. Prevalence of 19.26, 16.13 and 12.45% were observed in animals of poor, medium and good body conditions, respectively. The difference between the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in animal of different body conditions was statistically significant (p 0.05) between the sex groups.