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Title: PARASITIC NEMATODES IN SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Date Published: 2010
Author/s: NaLIRRI
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Affiliation: NARO
Keywords: parasitic nematodes; small ruminant production systems

Abstract:

Parasitic nematodes are a major constraint to efficient animal production in pasture-based livestock systems in Uganda. Some affect the digestive system and are known as gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), while others affect the respiratory system called lungworms.