Application of Agar Gel Diffusion Test to the Diagnosis of Fasciolosis in Cattle and Buffaloes in the Red River Delta of Vietnam

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-205

  Linh, Bui Khanh ^a   Thuy, Do Thi ^a   My, Le Ngoc ^a   Sasaki, Osamu ^a,b   Yoshihara, Shinobu ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY RESEARCH   (Viet Nam)

^b AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herd diagnosis; Liver fluke; Rumen fluke; Serological test; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLA SP.; HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 0344121740     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.37.201     Document Type: Article

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