Abomasal nematodes of the red deer Cervus elaphus in north-eastern Italy

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-253

  Manfredi, M T ^a   Di Cerbo, A R ^a   Tranquillo, V ^b   Nassuato, C ^b   Pedrotti, L ^c   Piccolo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^c Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HOST; HOST RANGE; ITALY; MARSHALLAGIA MARSHALLI; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA LEPTOSPICULARIS; PARASITE; PREVALENCE; RED DEER; RISK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPICULOPTERAGIA SPICULOPTERA; TELADORSALGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

ABOMASUM; ANIMALS; DEER; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; ITALY; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; STOMACH DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAPRINAE; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MARSHALLAGIA MARSHALLI; NEMATODA; OSTERTAGIA LEPTOSPICULARIS; SPICULOPTERAGIA SPICULOPTERA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; VERMES;

EID: 34548699494     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X07739032     Document Type: Article

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