The abattoir condemnation of meat because of parasitic infection, and its economic importance: Results of a retrospective study in north-eastern Iran

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 641-647

  Borji, H ^a   Parandeh, S ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CARCASS; CATTLE; DICROCOELIUM; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FOOD CONTROL; GOAT; IRAN; LIVER; LIVESTOCK; LUNG; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOCYSTIS; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TAENIA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CAMELS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DICROCOELIUM; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FOOD INSPECTION; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IRAN; LIVER; LIVESTOCK; LUNG; MEAT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SARCOCYSTIS; TAENIA;

EID: 78650196023     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485910X12851868780261     Document Type: Article

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