Performance of Growing Goats Experimentally Infected with Stomach Worm (Haemonchus contortus)

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 534-539

  Howlader, M M R ^a,b   Capitan, S S ^a   Eduardo, S L ^a   Roxas, N P ^a   Sevilla, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^b BANGLADESH LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Experimental Infection; Goat; Grower; Growth; Stomach Worm

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS;

EID: 0031322585     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1997.534     Document Type: Article

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