Effect of horn fly and internal parasite control on growth of beef heifers

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-300

  Sanson, D W ^a   DeRosa, A A ^b   Oremus, G R ^b   Foil, L D ^b  

^a Rosepine Research Station   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Haematobia iritans; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; CYHALOTHRIN; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFESTATION; INJECTION; INSECT CONTROL; INTESTINE PARASITE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCIDAE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOS TAURUS; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0344154596     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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