Effects of anthelmintic treatment and feed supplementation on grazing Tuli weaner steers naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-37

  Magaya, A ^a   Mukaratirwa, S ^a   Willingham, A L ^b   Kyvsgaard, N ^b   Thamsborg, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic treatment; Epidemiology; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Indigenous cattle; Productivity; Protein supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; COTTON SEED OIL; FENBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES ANALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVA; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0033921047     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v71i1.674     Document Type: Article

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