A retrospective study of abattoir condemnation due to parasitic infections: Economic importance in Ahwaz, Southwestern Iran

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 954-957

  Borji, Hassan ^a   Azizzadeh, Mohammad ^a   Kamelli, Mehrab ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GOAT; LESION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOLOGY; SHEEP;

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CARCASS; CATTLE; DICROCOELIUM; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FOOD CONTROL; GOAT; IRAN; LIVER; LUNG; MEAT; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOCYSTIS; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TAENIA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FOOD INSPECTION; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IRAN; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MEAT; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

AHWAZ; IRAN; KHUZESTAN;

EID: 84867750263     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2988.1     Document Type: Article

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