Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in working horses

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 319-324

  Tavassoli, M ^a   Dalir Naghadeh, B ^a   Esmaeili Sani, S ^b  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Urmia Azad University   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal; Iran; Parasites; Strongyles; Working horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IRAN; PARASITOLOGY; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IRAN;

ANOPLOCEPHALIDAE; ASCARIDOIDEA; EIMERIA; EQUIDAE; FASCIOLA; OXYURIS EQUI; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; STRONGYLES; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLUS EDENTATUS;

EID: 77954256611     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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