Gastrointestinal nematode infections of first-season grazing calves in Belgium: General patterns and the effect of chemoprophylaxis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 103-116

  Shaw, D J ^a   Vercruysse, J ^a   Claerebout, E ^a   Agneessens, J ^a   Dorny, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cattle Nematoda; Control methods Nematoda

Indexed keywords

PEPSINOGEN; TYROSINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIASIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PEPSINOGENS; POACEAE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030919212     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01105-3     Document Type: Article

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