Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and intestinal parasites in stray cats from Nigde, Turkey

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-118

  Karatepe, Bilge ^a   Babür, Cahit ^b   Karatepe, Mustafa ^a   Kiliç, Selçuk ^b   Dündar, Bengi ^c  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Tuberkuloz Ref ve Arastirma Lab   (Turkey)

^c Plant Protection Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cat; Coprology; Dye test; Toxoplasma gondii; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ASCARIDOIDEA; EIMERIA; ISOSPORA; PROTOZOA; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CATI; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VERMES;

EID: 41449089110     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2008.113     Document Type: Article

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