Production, faecal egg counts and worm burdens of ewe lambs which grazed six contrasting forages

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-27

  Niezen, J H ^a   Robertson, H A ^a   Waghorn, G C ^a   Charleston, W A G ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hedysarium coronarium; Lotus corniculatus; Lotus pedunculatus; Lucerne; Plantago lanceolata; Ryegrass white clover; Sheep nematoda; Tannins

Indexed keywords

'ARREST'; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; LAMB; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SHEEP DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ABOMASUM; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINE, SMALL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LEVAMISOLE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PLANTS, EDIBLE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TANNINS; WEIGHT GAIN; WOOL;

HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; LANCEOLATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0032534719     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00202-7     Document Type: Article

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