Efficacy of peltophorurn africanum sond. (Fabaceae) extracts on Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis in sheep

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 364-371

  Bizimenyera, E S ^a,b   Meyer, S ^a   Naidoo, V ^a   Eloff, J N ^a   Swan, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Extracts; Haemochus contortus; Peltophorum africanum; Safety; Sheep; Trichostrongylus colubriformis

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949123117     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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