Table 3.

Comparison of the findings of previously conducted studies in Iran with those of the current study.

Conducted research	Results	Comparison to the current findings
Esfandiari et al. [25]	100% rate in Golestan	Golestan reduced to 6.91%
	90.5% rate in Gilan	Gilan reduced to 45.74%
	85.3% rate in Ardabil	Ardabil reduced to 26.6%
	64.3% rate in Mazandaran	Mazandaran reduced to 20.74%
Rahpeyma et al. [15]	50% of dogs	Dogs increased to 76.47%
	85% of cows	Cows decreased to 71.88%
	43% of sheep	Sheep increased to 75%
	55% of wolves	Wolves increased to 100%
	100% of jackals	Jackals remained at 100%
	60% of foxes	Foxes increased to 100%
	75% of goats	Goats increased to 100%
	75% of donkeys (horses)	Horses increased to 100%
	Overall 59.5%	Overall increased to 73.94%