Morphological identification of parasitic nematode infective larvae of small ruminants and cattle: A practical lab guide

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  van Wyk, Jan A ^a   Mayhew, Estelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; GOAT; HAEMONCHUS; LARVA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PARASITOLOGY; RUMINANT; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; GOATS; HAEMONCHUS; LARVA; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; RUMINANTS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 84892888186     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: 22190635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v80i1.539     Document Type: Article

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