The influence of breed and age on the prevalence of bovine fascioliasis in Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Castelino, JB
dc.contributor.author	Preston, JM
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-08T09:00:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-08T09:00:48Z
dc.date.issued	1979
dc.identifier.citation	British Veterinary Journal 1979 Vol. 135 No. 2 pp. 198-203	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19790856694.html?resultNumber=17&start=10&q=au%3A%22Preston%2C+J.+M.%22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/84382
dc.description.abstract	An abbatoir survey was carried out on 2431 cattle from a high rainfall area of Kenya. Fasciola hepatica was less prevalent, and less numerous in Boran cattle (Bos indicus) than in Bos taurus types, such as Aberdeen Angus, Friesian X Boran, or Hereford. Aberdeen Angus had lighter infections than the other two breeds.ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT:An abattoir survey of 2431 cattle from a high rainfall area is reported. Boran cattle had lower prevalence rates and burdens of Fasciola gigantica than Aberdeen-Angus (AA), Friesian X Boran and Hereford cattle. Of the last 2 types, the AAs had the lightest infections.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Univeristy of Nairobi	en_US
dc.title	The influence of breed and age on the prevalence of bovine fascioliasis in Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type.material	en	en_US