Anthelmintic treatment of dairy cows and its effect on milk production

Veterinary Record

Volumn 144, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 581-587

  Gross, S J ^a   Ryan, W G ^a   Ploeger, H W ^b  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COOPERIA; COW; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; PARASITOSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

BOS TAURUS; COOPERIA; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI;

EID: 0033594709     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.144.21.581     Document Type: Article

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