Niveles de incidencia de hidatidosis en el centro de faenamiento municipal de la ciudad de Puyo

The objective of this research is to determine the incidence of hydatid disease in cattle slaughtered in the municipal slaughterhouse of the city of Puyo through a retrospective statistical analysis in order to know the economic losses generated by confiscation of viscera and animals due to said disease. For this, the mixed, documentary and descriptive approach methodology was used. In addition, the statistical analysis method was used using the Microsoft Excel program that allowed the treatment and analysis of the data obtained through the reports issued by the Puyo Slaughter Center, which is made up of the total number of cattle admitted, variety of diseases, hydatidosis in the liver and kidney and even what the economic losses were. The results were obtained that the year 2023 was the highest presence of hydatid disease because there were 127 cases in the liver and 35 cases in the kidney. The high level of this disease generated important economic losses, as due to hydatid disease in the liver, around $3,721.10 was lost, while due to hydatid disease in the kidney it was $135.36.