Epidemiology of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in foals on a stud farm in south-western Sweden

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-79

  Höglund, Johan ^a   Nilsson, Olle ^a,c   Ljungström, Britt Louise ^a   Hellander, Johan ^b   Osterman Lind, Eva ^a   Uggla, Arvid ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Veter AB   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Animal Health Service   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anoplocephaln perfoliata; ELISA; Epidemiology Cestoda; Horse Cestoda

Indexed keywords

HUMORAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; PYRANTEL TARTRATE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HORSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PASTE; SCOLEX; SWEDEN; TAPEWORM INFECTION; WORM EGG;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PYRANTEL PAMOATE; SEASONS; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; CESTODA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0344157824     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00188-X     Document Type: Article

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