Prevalence and economic significance of fasciolosis in cattle in Mekelle area of Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1503-1504

  Berhe, Gebretsadik ^a   Berhane, Kassahun ^a   Tadesse, Gebrehiwot ^a  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Economic significance; Fasciolosis; Mekelle; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ECONOMICS; ETHIOPIA; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; LIVER; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICS;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ETHIOPIA; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; LIVER; PREVALENCE;

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EID: 70350284629     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9339-2     Document Type: Article

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