Risk factors associated with occurrence of nematodes in free range pigs in Busia District, Kenya

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 657-664

  Kagira, John Maina ^a,d   Kanyari, Paul Njuki ^b   Githigia, Samuel Maina ^b   Maingi, Ndicho ^b   Ng'ang'a, James Chege ^b   Gachohi, John Mwangi ^a,c  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Associations; Kenya; Nematodes; Pigs; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FEMALE; KENYA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FEMALE; KENYA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ASCARIS SUUM; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; METASTRONGYLUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PHYSOCEPHALUS; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLOIDES; SUIDAE; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS SUIS;

EID: 84856692790     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9951-9     Document Type: Article

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