Comparison of methods for counting third stage larvae of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants in tropical pastures

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 307-315

  Aumont, G ^a   Frauli, D ^a   Simon, R ^a   Pouillot, R ^a   Diaw, S ^b   Mandonnet, N ^a  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b Inst Senegalais de Rech Agricoles   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Counting methods; Haemonchus spp.; Small ruminants; Trichostrongylus spp.

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; LARVA; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; TROPICS;

BOS TAURUS; HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; STRONGYLES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 0029935031     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00868-3     Document Type: Article

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