Seasonal development and survival of equine cyathostome larvae on pasture in south Louisiana

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 51-60

  Baudena, M A ^a   Chapman, M R ^b   French, D D ^b   Klei, T R ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana Agric Exp Stn L ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cyathostomes; Epidemiology; Equine: Nematoda; Horse; Subtropical climate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYATHOSTOME; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRASS; HORSE; LARVA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LOUISIANA; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POACEAE; RAIN; RECTUM; SEASONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; STRONGYLOIDEA; TEMPERATURE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0033973486     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00198-3     Document Type: Article

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