Comparative fluke burden and pathology in condemned and non-condemned cattle livers from selected abattoirs in Zambia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-281

  Phiri, A M ^a   Phiri, I K ^a   Sikasunge, C S ^a   Chembensofu, M ^a   Monrad, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fasciola gigantica; Liver dissection; Liver fluke burden; Pathology; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 33846283099     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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