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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

2008

Sheep

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The Prevalence Of Sheep Liver Trematodes In The Northwest Region Of Iran, Mohammad H. Movassagh Ghazani, Mohammad R. Valilou, Ali R. Ahmadzadeh, Amir R. Karami, Khadijeh Zirak Jan 2008

The Prevalence Of Sheep Liver Trematodes In The Northwest Region Of Iran, Mohammad H. Movassagh Ghazani, Mohammad R. Valilou, Ali R. Ahmadzadeh, Amir R. Karami, Khadijeh Zirak

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of liver fluke infection in sheep in the northwest region of Iran (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.