Seasonal evolution of faecal egg output by gastrointestinal worms in goats on communal farms in eastern Namibia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 265-271

  Kumba, F F ^a   Katjivena, H ^b   Kauta, G ^b   Lutaaya, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b Min Agric Water and Rural Devmt   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Faecal egg counts; FAMACHA system; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Goats; Seasonal occurrence

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GOAT; INTESTINE PARASITE; NAMIBIA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITISM; RUMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; STRONGYLES; STRONGYLOIDES;

EID: 1542684822     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v70i4.291     Document Type: Article

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