Financial analysis of animal trypanosomiosis control using cypermethrin pour-on in Kenya

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 231-246

  Kamau, S W ^d   Omukuba, J ^a   Kiragu, J ^a   Masika, P ^a   Ndung'U, J M ^a   Wachira, P ^b   Mehlitz, D ^c  

^a Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

^b Kenya Swiss Chemical Company   (Kenya)

^c Inst Parasitol and Trop Vet Med   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cattle parasitological disease; Cypermethrin pour on; Economics; Partial farm budget; Trypanosoma spp.; Tsetse fly

Indexed keywords

CIPERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ECONOMICS; KENYA; PREVALENCE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; INSECTICIDES; KENYA; PREVALENCE; PYRETHRINS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GLOSSINA (PROPER); TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0034724837     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(00)00102-1     Document Type: Article

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