Abstract
The prevalence and biometry of hydatidosis was studied in 5000 cattle of either sex. Magnitude of prevalence was 35.0 %. The hydatid cysts were found in liver (25.31 %), lungs (47.31 %), and spleen (1.83 %). Mixed infection of hydatid cysts was found both in male (23.72 %) and female (26.18 %) cattle in liver, lungs and spleen. Lungs were the most commonly infected organ both in males (29.32%) and females (49.55%). Irrespective of sex, lungs had the highest fertility rate (76.93%)with the highest number and largest size of cysts. ' Key words: biometry, hydatidosis, prevalence