Relationship between lice infestation and leather damage in cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 153, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 255-259

  Coles, G C ^a   Hadley, P J ^b   Milnes, A S ^a   Green, L E ^a   Stosic, P J ^b   Garnsworthy, P C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BLC Leather Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; EPRINOMECTIN; FENVALERATE; MORANTEL TARTRATE; PARATECT FLEX;

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; LEATHER INDUSTRY; LOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; SCRATCHING; SKIN INJURY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVICOLA BOVIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0041323092     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.153.9.255     Document Type: Article

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