Distribution of Taenia saginata cysts by muscle group in naturally infected cattle in Tanzania

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-89

  Maeda, Godfrey E ^a   Kyvsgaard, Niels Chr ^b   Nansen, Peter ^b   Bøgh, Henrik O ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Distribution; Meat inspection; Taenia saginata; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; CESTODA; MUSCULUS; TAENIA SAGINATA;

EID: 0001773105     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5877(96)01036-7     Document Type: Article

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