Coccidia oocysts in the faeces of farmed ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in Botswana

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-284

  Mushi, E Z ^a   Isa, J F W ^a   Chabo, R G ^a   Binta, M G ^b   Kapaata, R W ^a   Ndebele, R T ^a   Chakalisa, K C ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b National Veterinary Laboratory   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Coccidia; Eimeria; Ostriches

Indexed keywords

CAMELUS; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; COCCIDIA; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OSTRICH; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BOTSWANA; COCCIDIA; FECES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0032234645     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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