The death rate of Ostertagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis in lactating ewes: Implications for anthelmintic resistance

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 411-416

  Leathwick, D M ^a   Miller, C M ^a   Vlassoff, A ^b   Sutherland, I A ^a  

^a Ag Research   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adult sheep; anthelmintic resistance; death rate; Ostertagia circumcincta; Trichostrongylus colubriformis

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; OXFENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; PUERPERIUM; SHEEP; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIASIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALIA; OSTERTAGIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; NEMATODA; OSTERTAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

ADULT SHEEP; ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE; DEATH RATE; PARASITE; SHEEP;

EID: 0030613270     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00193-2     Document Type: Article

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