Occurrence of Asian tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) in aquaculture systems of North East Hill region of India

SUNILA THAPA; SANJAY KUMAR DAS

doi:10.56093/ijans.v86i11.63472

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SUNILA THAPA ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Barapani, Meghalaya 793 103 India
SANJAY KUMAR DAS ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Barapani, Meghalaya 793 103 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v86i11.63472

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Aquaculture, Asian tapeworm, Grass carp

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