The Prevalence of Sheep Liver Trematodes in the Northwest Region of Iran

Authors : Mohammad H Movassagh GHAZANI, Mohammad R VALILOU

Pages : 305-307

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of liver fluke infection in sheep in the northwest region of Iran insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(municipal slaughterhouse of Tabriz);. The study included the livers of 140 sheep that were collected by systematic random sampling. The prevalence rate of Fasciola hepatica and Dicrocoelium dendriticum was 8.57% and 20%, respectively.
Keywords : Prevalence, Fasciola hepatica, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, sheep, Iran