Prevalence of some gastrointestinal parasites in sheep in southern punjab, pakistan

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-298

  Lashari, Mushtaq H ^a   Tasawar, Zahida ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Age; Body weight; Endoparasites; Prevalence; Sex; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755184098     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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