Seasonal variation of gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep in the region of Joannina, Greece

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1287-1292

  Theodoropoulos, G ^a   Koutsotolis, K ^b   Nikolaou, E ^b   Kalogiannis, D ^a   Petrakos, G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Agricultural Research Station of Joannina   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anthelmintics; Breed; Gastrointestinal parasites; Genetic resistance; Seasonal variations; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PEPSINOGEN;

NEMATODE; PARASITE INFESTATION; SEASONALITY; SHEEP;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GREECE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP; SHORT SURVEY;

GREECE; JOANINA;

NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031840763     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00100-3     Document Type: Article

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