Prevalence of hydatidosis and fertility of hydatid cysts in sheep in Kirikkale, Turkey

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-187

  Yildiz, K ^a   Gurcan, S ^b  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fertility; Hydatid cyst; Larval Echinococcus granulosus; Prevalence; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FERTILITY; HYDATID CYST; LAMB; LIVER CYST; LUNG CYST; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCOLEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; PREVALENCE; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037256055     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.51.2003.2.6     Document Type: Article

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