A study on Culicoides midges associated with buffaloes

Buffalo Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 300-306

  Satheesha, S P ^a   Udupa, K G ^a   Appannavar, M M ^a   Labuschagne, K ^b  

^a VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abundance; Bluetongue; Buffaloes; Culicoides; Light trap

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES ARAKAWAE; CULICOIDES BREVITARSIS; CULICOIDES CIRCUMSCRIPTUS; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES OXYSTOMA;

EID: 84922068683     PISSN: 01256726     EISSN: 25395696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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