A longitudinal study of a natural lice infestation in growing cattle over two winter periods

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-323

  Milnes, A S ^a,d   O'Callaghan, C J ^b   Green, L E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; Cattle; Ectoparasite; Epidemiology; Lice; Multi level analysis; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BOVICOLA BOVIS; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOS TAURUS; BOVICOLA BOVIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0037465641     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00390-4     Document Type: Article

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