Multiple and multigeneric anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-166

  Waruiru, R M ^a   Ngotho, J W ^a   Mukiri, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CLOSANTEL; IONOPHORE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; SALICYLANILIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAEMONCHUS; INTESTINE INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FECES; FEMALE; HAEMONCHUS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; IONOPHORES; IVERMECTIN; KENYA; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SALICYLANILIDES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 0032086429     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005007602986     Document Type: Article

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