الفهرس 
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Abstract
A total number of 1052 animals (cattle and buffaloes) of both sex were investigated in thids study. Any abnormal clinical signs the body condition scoring of each animal were recorded before slaughtering. Blood samples were collected during slaughtering in clean, dry centrifuge tubes and samples and carcasses were numerated. Post-mortem examination was carried out for detection of any gross pathological liver affections. all affected liver lesions were collected and kept in neutral buffered formalin for histopathological studies.
from the total number (1052 animals) 20 cattle and 40 buffaloes of both sex were clinically healthy, with good body condition score and free from any internal post-mortem pathological lesions were kept as control. Blood serum samples of diseased and healthy control animals were subjected for laboratory investigations of total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, aspartate amino transeferase (AST), alanine amino transferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase, (AP), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), total protein, albumin, serum protein electrophoresis, glucose and total cholesterol.
Clinical examination of cattle ands buffaloes before slaughtering in the slaughter-house revealed that some animals showed loss of weight, dullness and depression. Some animals showed palness of the mucus membrane, roughness of the coat and watery diarrhea.
The classification into the different types of liver affections were made on the basis of gross and histopathological findings, the different types of liver affections in relation to its percentage were, in cattle 6.97% include 4.57% fascioliasis (2.89% Subacut cholangitis and 1.68 chronic cholangitis).