Effect of urea-molasses block supplementation on grazing weaner goats naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-289

  Waruiru, R M ^a   Ngotho, J W ^a   Mutune, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Goat kids; Haemonchus contortus; Kenya; Mass gain; Parasitism; Supplementation; Urea molasses blocks

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MOLASSES; UREA;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GOAT; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; KENYA; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

EID: 13844294308     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v71i4.248     Document Type: Article

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