Research Article
Occurrence, Morphometric, and Molecular Investigation of Cattle and Buffalo Liver Adult Fluke in Peninsular Malaysia Main Abattoirs
Table 3
Comparison of morphometric data between
Fasciola hepatica and
Fasciola gigantica present in bovines from Egypt [
15].
| | Parameters | Fluke | | F. gigantica | F. hepatica | | Measurements (mm) | (range) | (range) |
| | Body length (BL) | (35.25–48.71) | (15.48–28.71) | | Body width (BW) | (8.23–13.60) | (8.21–14.27) | | Cone length (CL) | (2.61–3.68) | (1.36–2.98) | | Cone width (CW) | (3.25–4.34) | (2.05–3.99) | | Body area (BA) (mm2) [] | (226.16–475.95) | (92.73–303.96) | | Body parameter (BP) | (75.92–104.24) | (38.10–69.78) | | VS-P | (31.01–45.39) | (12.40–25.08) | | BL/BW ratio | (3.43–5.50) | (1.65–2.76) | | BL/VS-P ratio | (1.06–1.14) | (1.05–1.28) | | Body roundness (BR) | (1.76–2.52) | (1.15–1.58) |
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