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Preliminary screening of Trachyspermum ammi (L.) seed for anthelmintic activity in sheep

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Abbreviations

CAE:

crude aqueous extract

CP:

crude powder

ECR:

egg count per cent reduction

epg:

eggs per gram of faeces

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  1. Chemotherapy Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan

    M. Lateef, Z. Iqbal, A. Jabbar & M. N. Khan

  2. Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    M. S. Akhtar

  3. Department of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

    A. H. Gilani

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Lateef, M., Iqbal, Z., Akhtar, M.S. et al. Preliminary screening of Trachyspermum ammi (L.) seed for anthelmintic activity in sheep. Trop Anim Health Prod 38, 491–496 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-006-4315-6

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