When a large abattoir was visited 3 times a week between December, 1989, and December, 1990, paramphistomes were found in the rumen of 130 (15%) of 865 cattle, 93 (5%) of 1873 sheep, 15 (1%) of 1493 goats, and 15 (94%) of 16 buffaloes. Of the 180 paramphistomes from cattle, 160 were Calicophoron...

Twenty nine samples of hydatid fluid from cysts taken from the liver and lungs of cattle in Turkey were analysed for enzymic activity. The amounts of LDH, amylase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, GGT and CPK present in liver and lung cysts are tabulated....

The amounts of glucose, urea, creatinine, uric acid, bilirubin, total protein, albumin, cholesterol and triglycerides recorded in the fluid of hydatid cysts from the liver and lungs of cattle slaughtered in Turkey, are tabulated. Bilirubin and proteins were not detected in lung cyst fluid.

The levels of Na, K, Cl, Ca, P and Mg were determined in the fluid of hydatid cysts from the liver and lungs of cattle slaughtered in Turkey. The amounts present were similar in fluid from lung and liver, except for Ca which was higher in the liver than in the lung hydatid fluid.

Helminths were counted and identified in 6 cattle slaughtered each month over a 2-year period (September 1988 to August 1990) at 3 abattoirs in northern Turkey (a total of 142 cattle). The species found (and their prevalence) were: Dicrocoelium dendriticum (74.6%), Calicophoron daubneyi (39.4%), ...