A cross-sectional survey on parasites of chickens in selected villages in the subhumid zones of south-eastern Nigeria

Journal of Parasitology Research

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nnadi, P A ^a   George, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIDIA; CHICKEN; COCCIDIAL INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; ECTOPARASITOSIS; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK INFESTATION;

ACARI; ASCARIDIA GALLI; COCCIDIA; GALLUS GALLUS; IXODIDA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERMES;

EID: 79953906957     PISSN: 20900023     EISSN: 20900031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/141824     Document Type: Article

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