Diversity and prevalence of trematodes in livers of sheep and goat in Quetta, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-210

  Ahmed, Sher ^a   Nawaz, Muhammad ^a   Gul, Roomana ^b   Zakir, Muhammad ^a   Razzaq, Abdul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

^b Government Girls College   (Pakistan)

^c Arid Zone Research Centre   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Animal transport; Fasciolosis; Paramphistomiasis

Indexed keywords

GOAT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; BALUCHISTAN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; QUETTA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; EXPLANATUM; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OVIS ARIES; PARAMPHISTOMUM; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 24944531996     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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