Understanding the epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in sheep: What does a faecal helminth egg count tell us?

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 78-81

  Sargison, Neil Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Faecal egg count; Helminth; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 84874538390     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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