Surgical removal of Coenurus cerebralis cysts located in the brain of sheep

Abuzer TAŞ | İsmail ŞEN | Fatih HATİPOĞLU | Hasan Hüseyin ARI | Ruslan SALIKOV | Nur ABDIMANAP UULU | Ayperi Aytmırza Kızı

Coenurosis caused by Coenurus cerebralis poses a significant economic threat to sheep. To date, no effective treatment has been identified for this parasitic infection once it has settled in the brain. This study aimed to investigate the surgical removal of C. cerebralis cysts from the brains of infected sheep. Twenty sheep were utilized in the experiment, and the animals underwent a 24-hour fasting period before the surgical procedure. Various biochemical parameters, including TP, ALP, BUN, AST, CK, LDH, RBC, WBC, Hb, and Hct, were measured in the animals both before and one month after the o ...Более