07/10/2025
Worms and flukes live inside cattle, stealing nutrients and causing disease. In Uganda, the main ones are:
● Roundworms – stomach and intestinal worms like Haemonchus, Ostertagia, Trichuris, and calf worm Toxocara.
● Tapeworms – Moniezia in the intestines.
● Flukes – liver flukes (Fasciola), rumen flukes (Paramphistomum), and blood flukes (Schistosoma).
They cause weight loss, diarrhoea, anaemia, poor milk, liver damage, even death if left untreated.
Keep cattle healthy with regular deworming.