DETECTION OF BOVINE TRICHOMONIASIS OF BULLS IN BASRAH SLAUGHTERHOUSE

Abstract

Bovine trichomoniasis is a venereal disease of cattle caused by the protozoan Trichomonas fetus . The study based on collection and diagnosis 200 samples of preputial wash from bulls that send to the Al-Tuaisa slaughter house in Basrah private by made a slide smear stained with Gemza stain . The study starts at 2011 and extend to 2012 . The result shows that the percentage of infection in bulls that slaughtered in a slaughter house of Basrah private was 2% .

Keywords

• trichomoniasis
• slaughter house