Systematics of gastrointestinal nematodes of domestic ruminants: Advances between 1992 and 1995 and proposals for future research

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 225-245

  Lichtenfels, J R ^a   Hoberg, E P ^a   Zarlenga, D S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperia Systematics; Domestic Ruminants Nematoda; Haemonchus Systematics; Mecistocirrus; Nematodirus Systematics; Ostertagia Systematics; Systematics Trichostrongylidae; Trichostrongylus Systematics

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOVIDS; CELL STRUCTURE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSIS; EGG; FECES CULTURE; LARVA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY; TECHNIQUE; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL DISEASES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; RUMINANTS; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ANIMALIA; BATTUS; BOVIDAE; CERVIDAE; COOPERIA; HAEMONCHINAE; HAEMONCHUS; INVERTEBRATA; MECISTOCIRRUS; MOLINEIDAE; NEMATODA; NEMATODIRUS; NEMATODIRUS BATTUS; ONCOPHORA; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIINAE; TRICHOSTRONGYLIDAE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS;

EID: 0031473023     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00099-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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