Helminths in a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) from a zoo in Spain

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-156

  Garijo, M M ^a   Ortiz, J M ^a   Ruiz De Ibanez M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal nematodes; Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa; Helminths; Spain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FALLOW; FEMALE; HELMINTH; INFESTATION; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; RED DEER; SPAIN; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHURIS;

CAMELOSTRONGYLUS MENTULATUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; GIRAFFA; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; MARSHALLAGIA MARSHALLI; NEMATODA; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; OXYSTOMINA; SPICULOPTERAGIA; SPICULOPTERAGIA ASYMMETRICA; TELADORSAGIA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS AXEI; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

EID: 4444275656     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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