Anthelmintic resistance in South Africa: Surveys indicate an extremely serious situation in sheep and goat farming

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-284

  Van Wyk, J A ^a,b   Stenson, M O ^b   Van Der Merwe, J S ^c   Vorster, R J ^d   Viljoen, P G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c Logos Agvet   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Goats; Haemonchus spp; Sheep; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; RAFOXANIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HAEMONCHUS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RAFOXANIDE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033233298     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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