Comprehensive Account on Prevalence and Characteristics of Hydatid Cysts in Livestock from Pakistan |
Mehmood, Naunain
(Department of Zoology, University of Sargodha)
Arshad, Muhammad (Department of Zoology, University of Sargodha) Ahmed, Haroon (Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad) Simsek, Sami (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat) Muqaddas, Hira (Department of Zoology, University of Sargodha) |
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