Abstract
Bovine cysticercosis is an important food safety issue and can cause economic loss. A cross sectional study on Taenia saginata cysticercosis was carried out in slaughtered cattle in Iran in order to determine the infection rate during a three-years period, from 2005 to 2007. A total of 4,534,105 cattle were examined by routine meat inspection. The results showed that 11,410 cattle (0.25 %) were infected with Cysticercus bovis; among those 1,041 carcasses (0.02%) were condemned. In such carcasses the metacestodes caused extensive damage in the vicinity of cysts in infected cattle. The rejected carcasses had an average of 410 thousands USD loss annually.
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The authors would like to thank Dr. Parviz Golrang and Mr. Ali Mohammadkhani from Iranian Veterinary Organization for their kind assistance.
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Jahed Khaniki, G.R., Raei, M., Kia, E.B. et al. Prevalence of bovine cysticercosis in slaughtered cattle in Iran. Trop Anim Health Prod 42, 141–143 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-009-9399-3
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