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The Occurrence of Haemonchus similis Travassos, 1914 in Cattle in Fiji

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

A. D. Donald
A. D. Donald
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Fiji*
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Haemonchus similis Travassos, 1914 is recorded from Fiji for the first time. The third stage infective larva of H. similis is briefly described. Attention is drawn to the similarity of this larva to that of H. contortus of sheep and some of the implications are discussed.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , September 1963 , pp. 179 - 184
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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