Prevalence of parasites of the local scavenging chickens in a selected semi-arid zone of Eastern Kenya

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-109

  Mungube, E O ^a   Bauni, S M ^a   Tenhagen, B A ^b   Wamae, L W ^a   Nzioka, S M ^a   Muhammed, L ^a   Nginyi, J M ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chicken; Ectoparasites and endoparasites; Gastro intestinal tract; Local; Prevalence; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; DESERT CLIMATE; FEMALE; INFESTATION; INTESTINE INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; DESERT CLIMATE; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; KENYA; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIA GALLI; AVES; CESTODA; COCCIDIA; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; ECHIDNOPHAGA GALLINACEA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA NECATRIX; EIMERIA TENELLA; GALLUS GALLUS; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; MENACANTHUS; NEMATODA; RAILLIETINA ECHINOBOTHRIDA; TETRAMERES; VERMES;

EID: 38349164799     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9068-3     Document Type: Article

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