A retrospective survey of liver fasciolosis and stilesiosis in livestock based on abattoir data in Arusha, Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1377-1380

  Nonga, H E ^a   Mwabonimana, M F ^a   Ngowi, H A ^a   Mellau, L S B ^a   Karimuribo, E D ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cattle; Goats; Liver fasciolosis; Sheep; Slaughter; Stilesiosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CESTODIASIS; FASCIOLIASIS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; LIVER; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TANZANIA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CESTODE INFECTIONS; FASCIOLIASIS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LIVER; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TANZANIA;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70350341087     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9325-8     Document Type: Article

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