Influence of climatic and management factors on Eimeria infections in goats from semi-arid zones

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 399-402

  Ruiz, A ^a   Gonzalez J F ^a   Rodriguez E ^a   Martin S ^a   Hernandez Y I ^a   Almeida, R ^a   Molina, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEASON; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CLIMATE; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS; SPAIN;

CAPRA HIRCUS; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ALIJEVI; EIMERIA ARLOINGI; EIMERIA CAPRINA; EIMERIA CAPROVINA; EIMERIA CHRISTENSENI; EIMERIA HIRCI; EIMERIA JOLCHIJEVI; EIMERIA NINAKOHLYAKIMOVAE;

EID: 33749348136     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00985.x     Document Type: Article

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