Prevalence of extra-intestinal porcine helminth infections and assessment of sanitary conditions of pig slaughter slabs in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 417-423

  Mkupasi, Ernatus M ^a   Ngowi, Helena A ^a   Nonga, Hezron Emmanuel ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Ascariosis; Cysticercosis; Echinococcosis; Pig slaughter; Sanitary conditions

Indexed keywords

DARES; SUIDAE; SUS; VERMES;

EID: 78650994377     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9708-x     Document Type: Article

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