Prevalence of Sarcocystis in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 241-245

  Fatani, Ahmed ^a   Hilali, Mosaad ^a   Al Atiya, Sami ^a   Al Shami, Salah ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Camel; Epidemiology Protozoa; Sarcocystis sp

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CAT; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SARCOCYSTIS; SAUDI ARABIA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0029978699     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00843-8     Document Type: Article

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