Estimation of the effects of buffalo fly (Haematobia irritans exigua) on the milk production of dairy cattle based on a meta-analysis of literature data

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 372-376

  Jonsson, N N ^a,c   Mayer, D G ^b  

^a Australian Tropical Dairy Institute   (Australia)

^b Queensland Beef Industry Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Beef cattle; Buffalo fly; Canada; Dairy cattle; Haematobia irritans exigua; Haematobia irritans irritans; Horn fly; Muscidae; Queensland; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; META-ANALYSIS; PARASITE INFESTATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAIRYING; META ANALYSIS; MILK; MUSCIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; MILK; MUSCIDAE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033213817     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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