Effects of three anthelmintic treatment regimes against Fasciola and nematodes on the performance of ewes and lambs on pasture in the highlands of Kenya

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 543-552

  Maingi, N ^a,b   Otieno, R O ^b   Weda, E H ^b   Gichohi, V M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Fasciola; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Live weight; Management; Season; Sheep; Strategic control

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LEVAMISOLE; NITROXINIL; TRICLABENDAZOLE; WORMICID;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; KENYA; LAMB; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PASTURE; RANDOMIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP FARMING; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; WEIGHT GAIN; WORM EGG;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BIRTH RATE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RAIN; SEASONS; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

ANIMALIA; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; LAMB; NEMATODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 0036796358     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020291531858     Document Type: Article

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