The development of protective immunity against gastrointestinal nematode and lungworm infections after use of an ivermectin bolus in first-year grazing calves

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-250

  Schnieder, T ^a   Epe, C ^a   Samson Himmelstjerna, G V ^a   Kohlmetz, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle Nematode; Control methods Nematoda; Immunity; Ivermectin; Nematoda

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DRUG EFFECT; HELMINTHIASIS; IMMUNITY; LUNGWORM; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0030565519     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00896-9     Document Type: Article

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