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Hypodermosis in cattle slaughtered in Nigde province, Turkey*

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This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of hypodermosis in cattle between January and June 2005 in Nigde province, which is located in the middle of Turkey. A total of 1336 cattle, which were slaughtered in Nigde, were investigated for Hypoderma larvae. The 68 out of 1336 cattle (%5.08) were found positive for Hypoderma larvae. A total of 536 Hypoderma larvae were found in the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the back of infested cattle. The 489 out of 536 larvae (%91.23) were identified as Hypoderma bovis and 47 out of 536 (%8.77) as H. lineatum. Number of Hypoderma larvae counted on single infested cattle varied between 1–45 and the mean number of Hypoderma larvae per cattle was 7.88 (536/68). Hypodermosis was recorded for the first time in cattle from Nigde.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Nigde University for its financial support.

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  1. Bor Higher School for Business, Nigde University, 51700, Bor-Nigde, Turkey

    Mustafa Karatepe & Bilge Karatepe

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*This study was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Nigde University (FEB 2004/07).

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Karatepe, M., Karatepe, B. Hypodermosis in cattle slaughtered in Nigde province, Turkey* . Trop Anim Health Prod 40, 383–386 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-007-9114-1

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