Biological control of helminth parasites of animals: Current stage and future outlook. A review;Controle biológico de helmintos parasitos de animais: Estágio atual e perspectivas futuras

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Mota, Marcelo De Andrade ^a   Campos, Artur Kanadani ^a   De Araújo, Jackson Victor ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Gastrointestinal helminths; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CATTLE; DUDDINGTONIA; FUNGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HORSE; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; REVIEW; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROBOTRYS; BOS TAURUS; DUDDINGTONIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FUNGI; MONACROSPORIUM; NEMATODA; OVIS; SUS SCROFA; VERMES;

EID: 0347479145     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2003000300001     Document Type: Review

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