Population dynamics of the parasitic stages of Oesophagostomum dentatum in pigs in single and trickle infections

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1595-1604

  Barnes, E H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mathematical models; Oesophagostomum dentatum; Pigs; Population dynamics; Single infection; Trickle infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STRONGYLOIDEA; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OESOPHAGOSTOMIASIS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0031442298     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00145-8     Document Type: Article

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