The repeatability of haematological and parasitological parameters in Polish Wrzosowka hoggets naturally infected with trichostrongylid nematodes

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 148-153

  Moskwa, Bozena ^a   Doligalska, Maria ^b   Cabaj, Władysław ^a  

^a W STEFA SKI INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Faecal egg counts; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Haematological parameters; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031695450     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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