The Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth and Coccidial Infections in Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-53

  Waruiru, R M ^a   Kyvsgaard, N C ^b   Thamsborg, S M ^b   Nansen, P ^b   Bogh H O ^b   Munyua, W K ^a   Gathuma, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Cattle; Climate; Coccidia; Eimeria; Fasciola; Haemonchus; Liver flukes; Prevalence; Season; Strongyles; Trichostrongyles

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CESTODA; COCCIDIA; COOPERIA; DIGENEA (FLUKES); EIMERIA; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HAEMONCHUS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PROTOZOA; STRONGYLES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; VERMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CESTODE; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; EIMERIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FECES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CESTODA; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRYING; EIMERIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; KENYA; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 0034134052     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006325405239     Document Type: Article

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