Title of article
The Prevalence of Sheep Liver Trematodes in the Northwest Region of Iran
Author/Authors
MOVASSAGH GHAZANI, Mohammad H. islamic azad university - Department of Food Hygiene, ايران , VALILOU, Mohammad R. islamic azad university - Department of Veterinary Pathology, ايران , AHMADZADEH, Ali R. islamic azad university - Faculty of Agriculture, ايران , KARAMI, Amir R. islamic azad university - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ايران , ZIRAK, Khadijeh islamic azad university - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ايران
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305
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307
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of liver fluke infection in sheep in the northwest region of Iran(municipal slaughter house 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
Journal title
Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Journal title
Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Record number
2528657
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