Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in horses in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 91-95

  Boxell, A C ^a   Gibson, K T ^a   Hobbs, R P ^a   Thompson, R C A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPLOCEPHALA; CYATHOSTOMUM CATINATUM; CYLICOCYCLUS NASSATUS; CYLICOSTEPHANUS GOLDI; CYLICOSTEPHANUS LONGIBURSATUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; GASTEROPHILUS; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; STRONGYLES; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLUS; TRIODONTOPHORUS SERRATUS; VERMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLIDA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 2342577441     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2004.tb14653.x     Document Type: Article

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