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Volume
22 (11):1099-1103, 2018.
Survey
of calliphoridae
myasis on sheep in Baghdad (Province), Iraq.
Dhifaf A. Kadhem Alkhazraji and Amer M. Al-Amery.
Ministry of Agriculture,
Iraq and Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University
of Baghdad
ABSTRACT
Kadhem Alkhazraji DA, Al-Amery
AM., Survey of calliphoridae myasis
on sheep in Baghdad (Province), Iraq., 22 (11):1099-1111, 2018. Authors report prevalence and species
of calliphoridae
myasis in 6 groups of 50 mixed breed sheep between
October 2017 and March 2018 (Autumm-Winter) from
different localities in Bahgdad (Province), Iraq. We
found ~15% of sheep with myiasis in the 300 sheep mostly
(P < 0.01) in 3-4 year olds (22.8%) with greatest incidence during winter
months (P < 0.01). We identified Chrysomya
bezziana, Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya albiceps, Lucilia spp. and Calliphora spp. Most infestations occurred in the
perineum and tail regions. We found no effect of gender on rates of infestation.
Key words: Myasis, sheep, incidence, calliphora, species, Iraq.
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