Impact of Ascaris suum in Livestock

Ascaris: The Neglected Parasite

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 363-381

  Thamsborg, Stig Milan ^a   Nejsum, Peter ^a   Mejer, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Clinical disease; Disease; Milk spots; Pathogenicity; Pathology; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882688426     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-396978-1.00014-8     Document Type: Chapter

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