Technical variability and required sample size of helminth egg isolation procedures

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-320

  Mes, Ted H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Egg isolation technique; EPG; FEC; Flotation; McMaster; Nematode; Sample size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELMINTH; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; SAMPLE SIZE; TECHNIQUE; VACCINATION;

BOS TAURUS; NEMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0041965937     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00219-X     Document Type: Article

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