Evaluation of on-farm faecal worm egg counting in sheep

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-23

  McCoy, M A ^a   Edgar, H W J ^a   Kenny, J ^a   Gordon, A W ^b   Dawson, L E R ^a   Carson, A F ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Biometrics Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEMATODIRUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHEEP DISEASE; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRONGYLOIDES; WORM EGG;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODIRUS; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLOIDES;

EID: 12344280463     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.1.21     Document Type: Article

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