Epidemiology of ovine gastrointestinal nematodes at an organised farm in Rajasthan, India

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 31-37

  Singh, D ^a   Swarnkar, C P ^a   Khan, F A ^a   Srivastava, C P ^a   Bhagwan, P S K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Herbage larval count; India; Sheep intestinal nematodes; Worm count

Indexed keywords

COLUMBIANUM; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM COLUMBIANUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDES PAPILLOSUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 0011276820     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(96)00988-1     Document Type: Article

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