A study of the contamination of sheep pasture with nematode larvae in the highlands of Papua New Guinea

Science in New Guinea

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-9

  Owen, I L ^a,b  

^a National Veterinary Laboratory   (Papua New Guinea)

^b NONE   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic treatment; Haemonchus; Nematode larvae; Pasture contamination; Sheep; Trichostrongylus

Indexed keywords

LIVESTOCK; NEMATODE; PARASITISM; SHEEP;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0032293774     PISSN: 03104303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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