Primary host of liver fluke is:

Snail

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Pig

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Cattle

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Sheep

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Solution

The correct option is D Sheep
Liver flukes are an important cause of fascioliasis in grazing sheep and cattle. The primary host for liver fluke is sheep and intermediate host is snail.
The fluke eggs are eliminated in the feces of the definitive hosts and are ingested by snails.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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