Development of immunity to Mecistocirrus digitatus (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) in calves

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-87

  Van Aken, D ^a,b   Vercruysse, J ^b   Dargantes, A ^a   Valdez, L ^a   Flores, A ^a   Shaw, D J ^b  

^a CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abbreviated infection; Cattle Nematoda; Fourth stage larvae (L4); Immunity; Ivermectin; L3; Mecistocirrus digitatus; Third stage larvae

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNITY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MECISTOCIRRUS; NEMATODA; TRICHOSTRONGYLIDAE;

EID: 0031902399     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182098002819     Document Type: Article

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