Mixed grazing of sheep and cattle in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and its effect on worm burdens of sheep

Science in New Guinea

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-22

  Owen, I L ^a,b  

^a National Veterinary Laboratory   (Papua New Guinea)

^b NONE   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Cattle; Haemonchus; Helminthosis; Mixed grazing; Sheep; Trichostrongylus; Weightgain

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PEST CONTROL;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0032287231     PISSN: 03104303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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