Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites of donkeys in Dugda Bora District, Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Ayele, G ^a   Feseha, G ^a   Bojia, E ^a   Joe, A ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b THE DONKEY SANCTUARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donkeys; Ethiopia; Gastrointestinal parasites; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANOPLOCEPHALA; DICTYOCAULUS; EQUUS ASINUS; FASCIOLA; GASTEROPHILUS INTESTINALIS; GASTEROPHILUS NASALIS; GASTRODISCUS; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLUS EDENTATUS; STRONGYLUS VULGARIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS AXEI; TRIODONTOPHORUS;

EID: 33749684478     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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