Disintegration of dung pats from cattle treated with the ivermectin anthelmintic bolus, or the biocontrol agent Duddingtonia flagrans

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 171-180

  Dimander, S O ^a,b   Hoglund J ^a   Waller, P J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cattle; Disintegration; Duddingtonia flagrans; Faecal pat; Ivermectin

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; NYLON;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DUDDINGTONIA; FECES ANALYSIS; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FUNGI; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; DUDDINGTONIA; DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0347143968     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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