Parasites of sheep and goats and their prevalence in Bokova, a rural area of Buea Sub Division, Cameroon
| Autor: | K.J.N. Ndamukong, G.F. Nforlem, J.V. Mbuh, N. Ntonifor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Veterinary medicine
Helminthiasis Sheep Diseases Tick Animal science Protozoan infection parasitic diseases Prevalence medicine Animals Sex organ Cameroon Protozoan Infections Animal Goat Diseases Sheep General Veterinary biology Goats Subsistence agriculture General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Parasitology Seasons Flock Helminthiasis Animal Rural area Haemonchus contortus |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Parasitology. 156:350-352 |
| ISSN: | 0304-4017 |
| Popis: | Small ruminant production in the South West Province of Cameroon is practised mostly by subsistence farmers in the rural areas on natural grass pastures which grow once the primary forest has been cleared. Investigations revealed certain endo- and ectoparasites that were abundant and caused problems on the pastures to both animals and farmers. Haemonchus contortus was the most prevalent species with a prevalence of 94.23%. The highest mean monthly intensity was obtained in August and there was a significant difference (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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