| the occurrence of oesophagostomum multifoliatum daubney and hudson, 1932, in nigerian cattle. | oesophagostomum multifoliatum, previously known to occur only in kenya, rhodesia and tanzania, was found on the jos plateau of nigeria in cattle. of the 120 cattle examined post-mortem, 78 (65%), were found to be infected. the faecal egg, of which only the size was hitherto known, is described and figured; it shows striking similarities to that of nematodirus. the possibility is expressed that o. multifoliatum might have been mistaken for the more familiar but closely related species o. radiatum ... | 1978 | 752055 |