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Bovine Trypanosomiasis in Bolivian and Brazilian Lowlands

1998; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 93; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0074-02761998000100006

ISSN

1678-8060

Autores

Roberto Aguilar Machado Santos Silva, Angel Egüez, Gustavo Morales, Erick Eulert, Aurelio Montenegro, Ramón Ybañez, Andrew Seidl, Alberto M. R. Dávila, Lucia N. Ramirez,

Tópico(s)

Rural Development and Agriculture

Resumo

The Bolivian and Brazilian lowlands are located in the center of South America (Fig. 1).The principal Bolivian lowlands are located in the Santa Cruz Department and the Brazilian lowlands in the Pantanal region.The Santa Cruz Department is the largest and most important in Bolivia regarding economic production.With a population of 1,598.957bovines, it is the most important livestock region of Bolivia.The greatest number of cattle is found in extensive lowland provinces of Nuflo de Chavez, Guayaros, Velasco, Chiquitos, Angel Sandoval and Cordillera (M Hall et al.

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