Parasitism and horn quality in male Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) from Andalucía based on coprological analysis and muscle biopsy

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-361

  Luzon M ^a   Santiago Moreno, J ^b   Meana, A ^a   Toledano Diaz A ^b   Pulido Pastor, A ^c   Gomez Brunet A ^b   Lopez Sebastian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coprological analysis; Digestive, lung and muscle parasites; Horn measurement index; Index of parasitism; Muscle biopsy

Indexed keywords

ANDALUCIA; ANIMALIA; ANOPLOCEPHALIDAE; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA PYRENAICA; CESTODA; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; MONIEZIA EXPANSA; NEMATODA; PROTOSTRONGYLIDAE; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 55249092904     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2008063-328     Document Type: Article

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