Studies on cysticercosis of small ruminants in Nigeria

1,132 animals (720 goats and 412 sheep) brought to the Ibadan abbatoir within a six month-period were examined during necropsy for the presence of Cysticercus tenuicollis. C. tenuicollis was found in 20.97% and 23.30% of goats and sheep respectively. In both species, female animals were more predisposed to infection and it appears that adult animals were more susceptible. There was a low degree of infection during the dry season. The economic and public health importance of this disease are discussed.