Cross-sectional prevalence of helminth infections in cattle on traditional, small-scale and large-scale dairy farms in Iringa district, Tanzania

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-55

  Keyyu, J D ^a,b   Kassuku, A A ^b   Msalilwa, L P ^b   Monrad, J ^c   Kyvsgaard, N C ^c  

^a TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amphistome; Helminths; Management system; Nematodes; Tanzania; Trematodes

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HELMINTHIASIS; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STOMACH; TANZANIA; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRYING; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CALICOPHORON; COTYLOPHORON; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; MICROBOTHRIUM; NEMATODA; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 31144442991     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-3176-1     Document Type: Article

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