Effects of continuous ivermectin treatment from birth to puberty on growth and reproduction in dairy heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1329-1334

  Mejia M ^a   Gonzalez Iglesias, A ^b   Diaz Torga G S ^b   Villafane P ^a   Formia N ^c   Libertun, C ^b   Becu Villalobos D ^b   Lacau Mengido, I M ^b  

^a CC116 ^*  (Argentina)

^b INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dairy Cattle; Growth Rate; Ivermectin; Parasitoses; Pelvis; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; IVERMECTIN; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0033141983     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7761329x     Document Type: Article

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