Prevalance of anoplocephalidae species in ruminants in Nakhchivan Autonomus Republic [Nahçi{dotless}van özerk cumhuriyetinde ruminantlarda anoplocephalidae türlerinin yaygi{dotless}nli{dotless}ǧi{dotless}]

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal cestode infections in ruminants in nakhchivan autonomus republic from 2007 to 2009. the small intestines of 968 ruminants (460 sheep,328 cattle,124 goats and 56 buffaloes) were opened and examined. a total 1336 intestinal cestodes were detected in necropsied ruminants. one hundred thirty two out of 460 sheep (28.69%),73 out of 328 cattle (22.25%),22 out of 124 goats (17.74%) and 6 out of 56 buffaloes (10.71%) were found to be infected with anoplocephalidae species. five species of anoplocephalidae species were found during examinations of the intestinal tracts (moniezia expansa,m. benedeni,avitellina centripunctata,thysaniezia giardi and stilesia globipunctata). nine hundred twenty six cestodes (m. expansa 60.25%,m. benedeni 23.0%,a. centripunctata 11.01%,t. giardi 3.88%,s. globipunctata 1.83%) from infected sheep,286 cestodes (m. benedeni 44.75%,t. giardi 30.76%,m. expansa 21.67%,s. globipunctata 2.09% and a. centripunctata 0.69%) from infected cattle,108 cestodes (m. expansa 54.62%,a. centripunctata 25.92%,s. globipunctata 10.18% and t. giardi 9.26%) from infected goats,and also 16 cestodes (m. benedeni 68.75%,t. giardi 18.75% and m. expansa 12.50%) from infected buffaloes were collected.