Perubahan Patologi Anatomi Hati dan Saluran Empedu Sapi Aceh Yang Terinfeksi Fasciola gigantica
ABSTRACT: This study was
conducted in Banda Aceh Municipality, Aceh Province to report the pathological
changes in liver of Aceh cattle infected with Fasciola gigantica. In this
study, livers of male aceh cattles were collected from slaughter area when
Qurban in Idul Adha during two years (2011 to 2012). A total of 15 aceh cattle
livers were examined. Establishment of F. gigantica were observed, and
pathological changes of liver were identified. The result showed that out of 15
male Aceh cattle livers 6 (40%) were found infected with F. gigantica. The
common pathological changes found in this study were the hepatic damage, and
the bile ducts were changes in size and shape with the dilated lumen. The bile
ducts were found filled with blackish brown exudate, which contained adult F.
gigantica. In conclusion, fascioliasis is greatly responsible for hepatic
damage, and currently expanding as an important veterinary public health
problem.
Keywords: Fasciola gigantic;
pathological changes; liver; Aceh cattle
Penulis: Ummu Balqis, Darmawi
Darmawi, Siti Aisyah, Muhammad Hambal
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd130020
