Age variations in the prevalence of sarcocystosis in sheep and goats from northern and central Jordan

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 135-140

  Abo Shehada, Mahmoud N ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Age; Awassi; Goats; Jordan; Sarcocystis sp; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; OREAMNOS; OVIS ARIES; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 0011067217     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5877(95)01007-6     Document Type: Article

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