TY - JOUR TT - The Prevalance of larval stages of small liver fluke Dicrocoelium dendriticum in the first intermediate host Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca: Pulmonata) in Afyonkarahisar district AU - Köse, Mustafa AU - Kartal, Kürşat AU - Eser, Mustafa PY - 2015 DA - January Y2 - 2015 JF - Kocatepe Veterinary Journal JO - kvj PB - Afyon Kocatepe University WT - DergiPark SN - 1308-1594 SP - 51 EP - 55 VL - 8 IS - 1 KW - Afyonkarahisar KW - Dicrocoelium dendriticum KW - Helix lucorum KW - Kara salyangozu KW - Larval safhalar N2 - The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of larval stages of Dicrocoelium dendriticum in the first intermediate host Helix lucorum which is commonly found in Afyonkarahisar district. A total of 307 snails were collected in May 2014 from pastures in Afyonkarahisar district. Each snail was anaesthetized by injection of a sterile 50 mM magnesium chlorid (MgCl2). Snails were dissected by removing their shell. 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