Fatal gastrointestinal parasitism in goats: 31 cases (2001-2006)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1098-1103

  Valentine, Beth A ^a   Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Taylor, George H ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CESTODIASIS; COCCIDIOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CESTODE INFECTIONS; COCCIDIOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; COCCIDIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLE;

EID: 35548934224     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.7.1098     Document Type: Article

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