Sarcocystis spp. in llamas (Lama glama) in Southern Bolivia: A cross sectional study of the prevalence, risk factors and loss in income caused by carcass downgrades

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 296-304

  Rooney, A L ^a   Limon, G ^a   Vides, H ^b   Cortez, A ^b   Guitian, J ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Calle Alejandro del Carpio 659   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Bolivia; Economic loss; Llama (Lama glama); Meat inspection; Parasite; Sarcocystis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOLIVIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INCOME; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEAT; NEW WORLD CAMELID; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BOLIVIA; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEAT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

EID: 84908087585     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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