Parasitology and urban livestock farming in Nigeria: Prevalence of ova in faecal and soil samples and animal ectoparasites in Makurdi

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Omudu, E A ^a   Amuta, E U ^b  

^a BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Ectoparasites; Helminth eggs; Urban domestic environment

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS; CATTLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DOG; ECTOPARASITE; FAUNA; FECES ANALYSIS; FLEA; GOAT; HELMINTH; INCIDENCE; INFESTATION; LIVESTOCK; LOUSE; MITE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; SARCOPTES; SHEEP; SOIL ANALYSIS; TICK; URBAN AREA; WORM EGG; ZOONOSIS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; ANIMALIA; ASCARIS; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CTENOCEPHALIDES; IXODIDA; LINOGNATHUS; OVIS ARIES; PHTHIRAPTERA; SARCOPTES; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERMES;

EID: 34347386229     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v78i1.285     Document Type: Article

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