Sarcoptes mite epidemiology and treatment in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) calves captured for translocation from the Kafue game management area to game ranches

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Munang'andu, Hetron M ^a,c   Siamudaala, Victor M ^b   Matandiko, Wigganson ^b   Munyeme, Musso ^c   Chembensofu, Mwelwa ^c   Mwase, Enala ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Zambia Wildlife Authority   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; SARCOPTES; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BUFFALO; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77955480718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-6-29     Document Type: Article

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