Relationship between nutritionally-related blood metabolites and gastrointestinal parasites in nguni goats of South Africa

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1190-1197

  Gwaze, F Rumosa ^a   Chimonyo, M ^a   Dzama, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkaline Phosphatase; Creatinine; FAMACHA Scores; Total Protein

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; NEMATODA; TREMATODA;

EID: 78649507717     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90547     Document Type: Article

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