The effects of prophylactic anthelmintic treatment on the productivity of traditionally managed Djallonke sheep and West African Dwarf goats kept under high trypanosomosis risk

Acta Tropica

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-24

  Osaer, S ^a   Goossens, B ^a   Eysker, M ^b   Geerts, S ^c  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic treatment; Goats; Productivity; Rural development; Sheep; Trypanotolerance

Indexed keywords

FENBENDAZOLE;

DISEASE CONTROL; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRODUCTIVITY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GOAT; HEMATOCRIT; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FENBENDAZOLE; GAMBIA; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

GAMBIA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033990349     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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