Efficacy of 6-, 12-, and 24-h praziquantel bath treatments against asian tapeworms bothriocephalus acheilognathi in grass carp

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-34

  Mitchell, Andrew ^a   Darwish, Ahmed ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTHRIOCEPHALUS ACHEILOGNATHI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; CTENOPHARYNGODON; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; CYPRINIDAE; FELIS CATUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 79954480382     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A07-091.1     Document Type: Article

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