Occurrence of Coenurus gaigeri Infection in Goats in Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Moghaddar, N. 2007. Occurrence of Coenurus gaigeri infection in goats in Shiraz, Iran. J. Appl. Anim. Res. 31: 83–84.

The present paper deals with the observations on the occurrence and clinical manifestations of Coenurus gaigeri infection in goats in Shiraz, Iran. Out of 52 goats examined, four were found positive for this infection. Two goats revealed cysts of variable size (2–4 cm) in different parts of body. One of these animals showed massive infection with this metacestode in subcutaneous and intramuscular tissues of neck, scapular and back regions. Forty six cysts were recovered on incision while many cysts were deeply embedded in the muscular tissues of neck region. The dogs accompanied the goats, probably served as source of infection and hence the farmers were advised to get the dogs dewormed regularly.

Key words:

• Coenurus gaigeri
• metacestode
• occurrence
• clinical sign
• goat