Perceived causes, diagnosis and treatment of babesiosis and anaplasmosis in cattle by livestock farmers in communal areas of the central Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Masika, P J ^a   Sonandi, A ^a   Van Averbeke, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaplasmosis; Babesiosis; Cattle; Central Eastern Cape Province; Communal areas; Herbal remedies; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOS TAURUS;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031160017     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v68i2.867     Document Type: Article

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