The efficacy of a technique to control parasitic worm burden in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in the wild

Zeitschrift fur Jagdwissenschaft

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages 364-372

  Woodburn, Maureen I A ^a   Sage, Rufus B ^a   Carroll, John P ^b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthelminthic; Capillaria spp.; Gamebird management; Heterakis gallinarum; Phasianus colchicus; Pheasant; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAPILLARIA; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0038446781     PISSN: 00442887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02192429     Document Type: Conference Paper

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