Biological control of nematode parasites of small ruminants in Malaysia using the nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-183

  Chandrawathani, P ^a   Jamnah, O ^a   Waller, P J ^b   Larsen, M ^c   Gillespie, A T ^d   Zahari, W M ^e  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

^e MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARDI   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Duddingtonia flagrans; Haemonchus contortus; Nematode parasites

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; MOXIDECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DUDDINGTONIA; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FECES CULTURE; FEEDING; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; GOAT; LARVA; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PASTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; TROPICS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS; FUNGI; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0242662517     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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