Effect of different East Coast fever control strategies on disease incidence in traditionally managed Sanga cattle in Central Province of Zambia

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-113

  Minjauw, B ^a   Otte, M J ^a   James, A D ^a   De Castro, J J ^b   Sinyangwe, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c DVS   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Cattle parasitological diseases; Control strategies; East coast fever; Immunisation; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; INSECTA; SANGA; THEILERIA PARVA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPERMETHRIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT CONTROL; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASON; THEILERIA; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; IMMUNIZATION; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; PYRETHRINS; SEASONS; THEILERIA; THEILERIASIS; TICK CONTROL; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0032059397     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(98)00053-1     Document Type: Article

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