The epidemiology of fasciolosis in ruminants in different geo-climatic regions of north India

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1695-1700

  Garg, Rajat ^a   Yadav, C L ^a   Kumar, R R ^a   Banerjee, P S ^a   Vatsya, Stuti ^a   Godara, Rajesh ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fasciolosis; North India; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA AURICULARIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; ENVIRONMENT; FASCIOLIASIS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; SEASON; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FASCIOLIASIS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; RUMINANTS; SEASONS;

EID: 75349101449     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9367-y     Document Type: Article

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