STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES OF THE SPREAD OF LARVAL CESTODES WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE KOSTANAY REGION

Abstract

Helminthic diseases cause great damage to livestock, especially in multi-industry farms in rural areas, where livestock is concentrated in private farmsteads and peasant farms. The article presents the results studies of parenchymatous organs of farm animals at slaughterhouses. The problems of combating parasitic diseases have become particularly relevant, which led us to study the ecological characteristics and distribution of larval cestodes within the territory of the Zhdanov farm in the Kostanay region. Taking into account the literature data that helminthiasis in dogs poses a serious danger not only to animals but also to humans, the means and methods of deworming dogs, frequency, compliance with the rules for disposal of corpses, and the procedure for slaughtering animals were studied. To study the helminth fauna in mogrel dogs of various categories—domestic, herding, and stray—fecal samples were collected. In the examined samples, the infestation rate in the Kostanay district was 8.8%, i.e. out of 45 dogs, 4 were found to be infested with larval and imaginal cestodes. It was established that 35 slaughterhouses for agricultural animals operate in the Kostanay region, ensuring 98% veterinary and sanitary safety across 17 districts and 3 cities.  For the purpose of treating dogs against echinococcosis, more than 45.0 thousand doses of tableted anti-cestodes drugs "CesTremForte" produced by the Kazakh Research Veterinary Institute LLP are allocated from the Republican budget annually. The drug "CesTrem Forte" contains 75 mg of the active ingredient Praziquantel per tablet, which is lethal to all developmental stages of cestode parasitizing dogs and cats.