Seasonal variation in the parasite burden and body condition of working donkeys in East Shewa and West Shewa regions of Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 35-45

  Yoseph, S ^a   Smith, D G ^b   Mengistu, A ^a   Teklu, F ^c   Firew, T ^a   Betere, Y ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Oromia Agriculture Research Institue   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Donkey; Ethiopia; Helminths

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HELMINTH; HORSE; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; EQUIDAE; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RAIN; SEASONS;

EQUUS ASINUS; VERMES;

EID: 28344449484     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-005-9004-3     Document Type: Article

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