Spatial distribution and spread of sheep biting lice, Bovicola ovis, from point infestations

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-339

  James, P J ^a   Moon, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; Bovicola ovis; Mallophaga; Sheep; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFESTATION; LAMB; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

ABDOMEN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACK; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEAD; LICE INFESTATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MALLOPHAGA; NECK; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SKIN; WOOL;

ARTHROPODA; BOVICOLA OVIS; MALLOPHAGA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0033046771     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00259-3     Document Type: Article

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