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Research (Published online: 08-08-2014)

5. Influence of season, age and breed on prevalence of haemoprotozoan diseases in cattle of Tamil Nadu, India - R. Velusamy, N. Rani, G. Ponnudurai, T. J. Harikrishnan, T. Anna, K. Arunachalam, K. Senthilvel and P. Anbarasi
Veterinary World, 7(8): 574-578

 

 

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2014.574-578


 

R. Velusamy: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; velupara@yahoo.com

N. Rani: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; ranivetpara@rediffmail.com

G. Ponnudurai: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; Ponnuvet@gmail.com

T. J. Harikrishnan: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; tjkrish@rediffmail.com

T. Anna: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; tanna@rediffmail.com

K. Arunachalam: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; hemacha@rediffmail.com

K. Senthilvel: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; kansen@rediffmail.com

P. Anbarasi: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India; anbuvet@yahoo.com


Received: 20-04-2014, Revised: 24-06-2014, Accepted: 01-07-2014, Published online: 08-08-2014

 

Corresponding author: R. Velusamy, email: velupara@yahoo.com, Telephone: +91-9488957030.





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