Field effects of ivermectin and fenbendazole on earthworm populations and the disappearance of dung pats from bolus-treated cattle

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-218

  Svendsen, Tina S ^a   Grønvold, Jørn ^a   Holter, Peter ^b   Sommer, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antiparasitic drug; Coprophagous fauna; Cow pat; Lumbricidae; Pasture; Sustained release bolus

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LUMBRICIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0242661979     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00096-9     Document Type: Article

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