Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 101-104.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2020.02.019

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Diagnosis, Treatment and Control of Coenurosis in Sheep Farm

WANG Peng-long1,2, LI Jun-yan1, YANG Li-wen3, GENG Wan-heng1, Gaowa1, ZHAO Zhi-guo4, ZHAO Shi-hua1, LIU Wei1, LUO Xiao-ping1   

  1. 1.Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences,Hohhot 010031,China;
    2.Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/College of Veterinary Medicine,Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,Hohhot 010018,China;
    3.Baotou Yellow River National Wetland Park Management Office,Baotou 014030,China;
    4.Technology Center of Hohhot Customs,Hohhot 010020,China
  • Received:2020-01-20 Online:2020-02-29 Published:2020-04-10

Abstract: Sheep coenurosis is a parasitic disease that seriously affects lambs, which is caused by infection with the metacestode larval stage (Coenurus cerebralis) of Taenia multiceps. Coenurus cerebralis mainly parasitizes in the brain and spinal cord of ruminants such as cattle and sheep, and always results in a series of neurological symptoms and even causes the death. In this study, the clinical symptoms, pathological changes, diagnosis method, and surgical treatment of the clinical cases of coenurosis in sheep were introduced, the causes of the disease were analyzed, and comprehensive prevention and control measures for coenurosis were proposed.

Key words: coenurosis, Coenurus cerebralis, surgical treatment, sheep

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