Assessment of the effect of gastrointestinal nematode infestation on weight gain in grazing beef cattle

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 779-783

  Mertz, Keith J ^a   Hildreth, Michael B ^a   Epperson, William B ^a,b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRAZING; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; IVERMECTIN; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH DAKOTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 14344253384     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.779     Document Type: Article

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