This study was carried out in a slaughterhouse of Central Department, City of Asuncion, in order to determine the prevalence and the economic losses caused by the presence of Fasciola hepatica in bovine livers. For this purpose, bovine livers were sampled without distinction of race, sex, age, coming from different areas of the country during the month of April. The number of livers inspected was 4179 of the bovine species, of which 24 livers tested positive for Fasciola hepatica, representing 0.6% of prevalence, most positive cases came from the Department of Misiones. The recorded economic losses amount of 174 dollars, with an average weight of 5.5 kilograms, on the total bovine livers examined positive
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