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

Mohammad Hosein Movassagh Ghazani, Mohammad Reza Valilou, Ali R. Ahmadzadeh, Amir R. Karami, Khadijeh Zirak

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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.

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Key concepts: Fasciola hepatica, Veterinary medicine, Liver fluke, Prevalence, Fasciola, Biology, Hepatica, Sampling (signal processing)