The present study was carried out to determine parasitic infection of sheep with gastrointestinal helminthes in a slaughterhouse in Fereidoonkenar city, Iran. A total number of 50 sheep were examined from April to September 2008. Nematodes were removed from abomasums, small and large intestines, and kept in A.F.A. solution (alcohol, formaldeyde, acetic acid, distilled water, and glycerine) for ...

Since Singer (19) in 1913 observed hyperplasia and ulceration of the forestomach epithelium in rats fed bread and wood shavings, there have been numerous studies to determine the etiology of the lesions. Pappenheimer and Larimore (14) showed that a faulty diet would produce the changes, but there is still divergence of opinion as to the nature of the deficiency and the mechanism of lesion forma...