Using slaughter inspections to evaluate sarcoptic mange infestation of finishing swine

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 191-200

  Cargill, Colin F ^a   Pointon, Andrew M ^a   Davies, Peter R ^b   Garcia, Roberto ^c  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Merck AgVet   (United States)

Author keywords

Pig arthropoda; Sarcoptes scabiei; Sarcoptic mange; Slaughter procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CARCASS; DERMATITIS; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PNEUMONIA; RELIABILITY; SANITATION; SARCOPTES; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE DISEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; PRURITUS; SCABIES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ARTHROPODA; SARCOPTES; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030754579     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01137-5     Document Type: Article

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