Nematode parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) from the Rietvlei Dam, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-94

  Barson, M ^a,b   Avenant Oldewage, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Clarias gariepinus; Contracaecum; Nematode; Parasite; Procamallanus; Rietvlei Dam

Indexed keywords

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTRACAECUM; PROCAMALLANUS LAEVICONCHUS;

EID: 33748265466     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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