Infection levels of gastrointestinal parasites in sheep and goats in Papua New Guinea

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-415

  Koinari, M ^a   Karl, S ^b   Ryan, U ^a   Lymbery, A J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOVIDS; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTOCAULUS; EIMERIA; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GOAT; INFECTION RATE; MONIEZIA; MONIEZIASIS; NEMATODIRUS; NONHUMAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; PARASITOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; DICTYOCAULUS; MIXED INFECTION; PARASITE CONTROL; PASTURE;

ANIMALS; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84893089893     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X12000594     Document Type: Article

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