title: Prevalence of hypodermosis in cattle slaughtered in industrial slaughtered-house of Ardebil, Iran.
abstract: Hypodermosis is one of the important veterinary problems because of its worldwide prevalence and significant economic losses. Economic losses is due to decreasing of productivity potential and leather quality. The disease is caused by two parasitic fly species in cattle,Hypoderma bovisandlineatus. Diagnosis of the parasites has crucial importance because of treatment and eradication plannings. Basically diagnosis is based on parasitological methods but recently serological methods were used in some countries. In the present study, a total of 3716 cattle were investigated in Industrial Slaughter house of Ardebil, Northwest of Iran. In this study, the prevalence ofH. lineatusandH. boviswas 0.32 % (12 larva) and 1.07 % (40 larva), respectively. Low prevalence of hypodermosis could be caused by cold climate of studied region also shows efficacy of controlling programs. Unlike low prevalence ofHypodermaspp. in the studied regions, antiparasitic agents such as organophosphates and avermectins should be used to reduce the prevalence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Science and Research Branch, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Naghi Mohammad
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Bagherzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Behniafar
authors.affiliation: Department of Food hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Sadegh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran.
authors.forename: Soghra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valizadeh
keywords: Ardebil; Cattle; Hypodermosis; Prevalence