A preliminary undifferentiated faecal egg count reduction test survey in the Caledon area

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-25

  Dreyer, F H ^a  

^a Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Resistance; South Africa; Teladorsagia

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MACROLIDE; MAXICUR; MOXIDECTIN; VIRBAC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; HAEMONCHUS; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; WINTER; WORM INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTH; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036490098     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v73i1.543     Document Type: Article

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