A survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and management of free-range indigenous chickens in rural Zimbabwe

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-191

  Mukaratirwa, S ^a   Hove, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cestodes; Ectoparasites; Free range chickens; Husbandry; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CHICKEN; ECHIDINOPHAGA GALLINACEA; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA INFESTATION; MEAT; MENACANTHUS STRAMINEUS; MITE INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PLATYHELMINTH; RAILLIETINA ECHINOBOTHRIDA; RAILLIETINA TETRAGONA; RURAL AREA; TICK INFESTATION; ZIMBABWE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD DISEASE; CESTODIASIS; CLASSIFICATION; ECTOPARASITOSIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACARI; AVES; CESTODA; GALLUS GALLUS; IXODIDA; MENACANTHUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; RAILLIETINA TETRAGONA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; RURAL POPULATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77649228487     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v80i3.200     Document Type: Article

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