Control of gastrointestinal nematodes in first season grazing calves by two strategic treatments with eprinomectin

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 277-286

  Dorny, P ^a,b   Demeulenaere, D ^a   Smets, K ^a   Vercruysse, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cattle nematoda; Control methods nematoda; Eprinomectin

Indexed keywords

EPRINOMECTIN; IVOMEX EPRINEX; PEPSINOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRASS; INFESTATION; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; SEASON; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FECES; IVERMECTIN; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PEPSINOGEN A; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0034679074     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00220-X     Document Type: Article

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