Epidemiological studies of Fasciola gigantica infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-51

  Pfukenyi, D M ^a   Mukaratirwa, S ^a   Willingham, A L ^b   Monrad, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Communal grazing; Epidemiology; Fasciola gigantica; Lymnaea natalensis; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CYPERUS; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA NATALENSIS; POTAMOGETON; TREMATODA;

EID: 33646472936     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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