Study on gastrointestinal helminths of local chickens in central ethiopia

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 504-507

  Ashenafi, H ^a   Eshetu, Y ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Central ethiopia; Helminths; Local chickens; Necropsy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIDIA; CAPILLARIA; CESTODE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HYMENOLEPIS; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIA GALLI; CAPILLARIA; CESTODA; GALLI; GALLUS GALLUS; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; NEMATODA; RAILLIETINA; TETRAGONA; VERMES;

EID: 9144260099     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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