A preliminary study on the anthelmintic activity of Calotropis procera latex against Haemonchus contortus infection in Najdi sheep

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-70

  Al Qarawi, A A ^a   Mahmoud, O M ^a   Sobaih, M A ^a   Haroun, E M ^a   Adam, S E I ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Calotropis procera; Efficacy; Haemonchus; Larvicide; Latex; Sheep

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; LATEX; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS;

ABOMASUM; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BLOOD PROTEINS; COPPER; FECES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON; LARVA; LATEX; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; UREA; ZINC;

EID: 0035143242     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026762002947     Document Type: Article

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