Impact of zoonotic helminths of domestic carnivores and ruminants on biodiversity in Azerbaijan, their epizootological and epidemiological significance

38 of the helminths found in domestic carnivores and ruminants are zoonotic helminths that parasitize animals and humans.6 types of these helminths are trematodes, 13 are cestodes, 1 are acanthocephalus, and 18 are nematodes.Zoonotic helminths cause serious damage to livestock, fishing, poultry, and pig farms economically, causing a decrease in the productivity of ruminant domestic animals on all indicators and hindering the purchase of ecologically clean meat products from animals. Among the zoonotic helminths, Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia hydatigena, Multiceps multiceps, Trichinella spiralis in the larval stage infect ruminant domestic animals and cause economic damage to livestock. In the adult stage, they cause serious complications in human health and are of epizootological and epidemiological importance from the veterinary and medical point of view. Therefore, it is appropriate to prepare preventive measures against zoonotic helminths. Appropriate preventive measures prepared in the direction of reducing the impact of negative factors on biodiversity (all species of domestic animals) will have a positive effect on the health of ruminant domestic animals, and will create a foundation for increasing the quantity and quality of ecologically clean animal husbandry products obtained from them. In addition, the preventive measures implemented in this direction are important for the protection of people's health.