Research Article
Occurrence, Morphometric, and Molecular Investigation of Cattle and Buffalo Liver Adult Fluke in Peninsular Malaysia Main Abattoirs
Table 2
Comparative morphological data of liver flukes for cattle and buffalo from Banting, Shah Alam, Taiping, and Ipoh abattoirs.
| | Parameters | Species | value | | Measurements (mm) | Cattle | Buffalo | | (range) | (range) |
| | Body length (BL) | (19.30–47.20) | (19.20–39.70) | 0.000 | | Body width (BW) | (5.00–12.00) | (5.00–10.70) | 0.000 | | Cone length (CL) | (2.00–4.20) | (2.00–3.70) | 0.002 | | Cone width (CW) | (2.00–3.90) | (1.60–3.90) | 0.000 | | Body area (BA) (mm2) [] | (108.68–456.50) | (105.00–387.84) | 0.000 | | Body perimeter (BP) | (53.00–101.00) | (50.00–90.00) | 0.000 | | VS-P | (17.00–44.70) | (16.40–37.40) | 0.000 | | BL/BW ratio | (2.50–6.90) | (2.52–6.73) | 0.000 | | BL/VS-P ratio | (0.84–1.26) | (0.84–1.35) | 0.000 | | Body roundness (BR) (mm2) [BP] | (1.15–3.75) | (1.15–3.70) | 0.900 |
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