Cattle infestation by lice in Northern Tunisia
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Cross-sectional study of cattle lice infestation in the region of Nabeul in north-east Tunisia.
This cross-sectional study is the first to estimate the prevalence of cattle pediculosis in Tunisia. A total of 39 cattle farms in the region of Nabeul in north-east Tunisia were visited and lice were collected by intensively brushing 789 cattle. The prevalence was estimated to be 20.5% on the farms (8/39) and 4.7% in animals (37/789). Collected parasites were examined under a stereomicroscope ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1951-6711,0035-1865
DOI: 10.19182/remvt.31860