Aim: The study was conducted to identify major causes of organs condemnation in cattle slaughtered at Adigrat municipal abattoir and to estimate the direct economic losses. Material and Methods: A cross sectional active abattoir survey, which involves both ante mortem and post mortem examinations, was conducted on 745 cattle from October 2012 to April 2013, and two years (September 2010 Septemb...

fasciolosis is a cosmopolitan parasitic disease with considerable economic and public health importance. fasciola hepaticais the major cause of fasciolosis in man and domestic animals. although remarkable research works have been done around the optimum temperature and time required for miracidial development, little is known aboutthe exact susceptibility of fasciola hepaticaeggs to high temper...