A cross sectional study was conducted from December to April, 2023 in and around Dembia district to determine the prevalence of Bovine Schistosomiasis and associated risk factors. A total of 247 cattle were enrolled in this study. A fresh fecal sample was collected directly from the rectum and examined using sedimentation technique. The data collected was coded and entered Excel sheet spread and exported in to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Descriptive statistic in the form of table and percentage and analytical statistics like chi-square were employed to determine associated risk factors. The current study revealed that the overall prevalence of Bovine Schistomiasis was 25.9% (64/247) in the study area. The prevalence of bovine Schistosomiasis was higher in local breed cattle (93.1%) than cross breed cattle (6.9%). Similarly, the prevalence of the disease in male and female cattle was 51% and 49%, respectively. Based on the age variation, Cattle having more than five year 53%, between 2-5 23.1% and less than two year 23.9%). The highest prevalence of Schistosoma infection was observed in medium body conditioned animals (55.9%) followed by good body condition (25.5%) and lower in poor body conditioned animals (18.6%) The prevalence of Schistosoma infection in relation with body condition score was not statically significant (p>0.05), The prevalence of the disease was highest in extensively managed animals (79.4%) in relative to semi intensive (20.6%), there was no statistically significant difference among the three management systems (p>0.05). A highest prevalence (43.7%) of Bovine Schistosomiasis was recorded in Adisgie (43.7%) followed by robit (42.5%) and Woynatana(13.8) kebele. therefore, this study indicated that bovine Schistosomiasis is becoming one of the major cattle health problems in and around Dembia. Accordingly, farmers should be advised and educated regarding to the reduction of the disease and its intermediate host and also strategic use of deworming and treatment should be practiced.
 

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