Epidemiology of Oestrus ovis L. (Diptera: Oestridae) larvae in sheep and goats in Greece

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-56

  Papadopoulos, Elias ^a   Chaligiannis, Ilias ^a   Morgan, Eric R ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Goats; Greece; Oestrosis; Oestrus ovis; Risk factors; Seasonality; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; DIPTERA; OESTRIDAE; OESTRUS OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77049083374     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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