Prevalence of sheep liver hydatid cyst in the Northwest region of Iran

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Movassagh Ghazani, M H ^a   Valilou, M R ^a   Bagherian Kharati, F ^b   Zirak, K ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Histopathology; Iran; Liver; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 38949158551     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2008.30.35     Document Type: Article

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