Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of sheep and goat in and around Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan

Veterinary World

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-53

  Gadahi, Javaid Ali ^a   Arshed, M J ^b   Ali, Q ^b   Javaid, S B ^c   Shah, S I ^b  

^a SINDH AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b National Veterinary Laboratory   (Pakistan)

^c National Rural Support Program   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Endoparasite; Goat; Helminth; Nematode; Prevalence; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893484824     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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