Seroprevalence of Toxocara canis in sheep in Wales

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 269-272

  Lloyd, Sheelagh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ELISA; Sheep; Toxocara canis seroprevalence; Wales

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; WALES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 33645840731     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.024     Document Type: Article

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