BIOCHEMICAL INDICATORS OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF THE LIVER IN SHEEP INFESTED WITH FASCIOLA HEPATICA AND DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM

The aim of this study was to determine the changes in the functional capacity of the liver based on the activity of specific enzymes and bilirubin in serum, and then to explore the possibilities of using them in the early diagnosis and prognosis of sheep fasciolosis and dicrocoeliosis. The study included a total of 56 indigenous sheep of the Pramenka breed of both sexes aging between 1-3 years. Based on the parasitological examination of the liver, the tested animals were divided into three groups: control - healthy and uninfested sheep, the test group A - sheep infested with F. hepatica and the test group B - sheep infested with D. dendriticum. Values of AST, GGT, TBIL and DBIL were measured in the serum of the tested animals, and statistically significant differences (p