Coccidiosis of small ruminants in Tanzania

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-131

  Kusiluka, L J M ^a   Kambarage, D M ^a   Matthewman, R W ^b   Harrison, L J S ^b   Daborn, C J ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coccidiosis; Eimeria; Goats; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA AHSATA; EIMERIA ALIJEVI; EIMERIA ARLOINGI; EIMERIA CAPRINA; EIMERIA CAPROVINA; EIMERIA CHRISTENSENI; EIMERIA CRANDALLIS; EIMERIA FAUREI; EIMERIA HIRCI; EIMERIA JOLCHIJEVI; EIMERIA NINAKOHLYAKIMOVAE; EIMERIA OVINOIDALIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0009227006     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(96)00860-7     Document Type: Article

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