A master's thesis, titled (a morphological and molecular study of Monezia spp in sheep in Basra), was discussed at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Basrah.
The thesis of the researcher Karim Muslim Attia included collecting the organs of sheep intestines from Basra massacre and studying the morphological characteristics of the isolated tapeworms, which were found to be Monezia spp. The chemical compounds of Moniezia spp were identified by using GC-MASS analysis, and different substances were found such as 2-propinone and bromo-1-phenal. chloroacetic acid, tetraester, n-hexadecanoic acid and octadecanoic acid.
The thesis aimed to conduct a molecular study of six isolated worms using two sets of methods that were applied to single-polymerase chain reaction and multiplex PCR.
The thesis concluded that the Moniezia spp. is widespread among the slaughtered sheep and has a serious problem. Molecular techniques showed that the predominant type of Moniezia in Basra city is Moniezia benedni, while the histological sectioning showed well-defined internal cells and parts.
