An analytical assessment of economic losses associated with hepatic parasitic infections in slaughtered livestock in Bukan, West Azerbaijan | ||
| تحقیقات آزمایشگاهی دامپزشکی | ||
| Volume 17, Issue 2 - Serial Number 28, October 2025, Pages 231-240 PDF (431.98 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.22075/jvlr.2025.38053.1174 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammad Mazrouei1; Amin Ahmadi* 2; Hossein Iravani3; Kasra Zolfaghari4; Mohammad javad Maftoohi5; Farshid Rostamzadeh6 | ||
| 1Department of Veterinary Medicine, Baft Islamic Azad University, Baft, Iran. | ||
| 2Assistant professor of the Parasitology section. Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran. | ||
| 3Department of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, B.C., Baft, Iran | ||
| 4Department of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Baft Branch, Baft, Iran | ||
| 5- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Baft Branch, Baft, Iran | ||
| 6Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources,Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran | ||
| Receive Date: 10 June 2025, Revise Date: 01 November 2025, Accept Date: 05 November 2025 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the prevalence of liver parasite infections and assessing the resulting economic losses in slaughtered livestock in Bukan County. In this study, the carcasses of 800 small ruminants and 700 cattle were inspected during the winter and spring seasons to determine liver parasite contamination. The collected data were ultimately analyzed using SPSS Statistics 27.0.1 software and the Chi-Square test. The results showed that among a total of 800 small ruminants, 2.37% were infected with Dicrocoelium, 6.37% with hydatid cyst, and 0.5% with Fasciola. Additionally, the examination of cattle livers from 700 slaughtered animals revealed that 0.14% were infected with Dicrocoelium, 4% with hydatid cyst, and 1.28% with Fasciola. This study indicated that the estimated economic losses could be mitigated by proper antiparasitic treatment, which would cost only 3.75% of the liver sales revenue, thereby preserving liver health and preventing the wastage of 96.25% of financial resources. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Liver parasites; Economic losses; Livestock; Bukan | ||
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