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This work included examining (2029) samples of dung from sheep and (1407) samples of dung from goats, as samples were collected from several different areas of Hama Governorate, and the detection of eggs of liver worms in dung samples using the sedimentation method, which depended on washing the Sample of the manure several times to separate the eggs from the dung suspension. The total incidence of liver worms in the governorate of Hama was 2.17% for sheep and 1.27% for goats. As the incidence of the furrowed genus reached 1.67% in sheep and 1.27% in goats, and the branched sex reached 0.49% in sheep, and no infection was recorded in goats. Looking at the results of the manure examinations, it was noticed that there was no infection with hepatic worms in sheep and goats in government stations affiliated to Hama governorate with closed (restricted) breeding, compared to the presence of infections in sheep and goats when the pastoral culture system was followed in different areas of Hama governorate. The study also showed a higher incidence of liver worms infection at older ages compared with young ages in sheep and goats. Whereas, the prevalence of hepatitis infection was observed in both males and females, and the rate of infection of females was higher than that of males in sheep and goats.