A survey of gastrointestinal pig parasites on free-range, organic and conventional pig farms in The Netherlands

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 407-414

  Eijck, I A J M ^a   Borgsteede, F H M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Conventional farms; Free range farms; Oesophagostomum spp.; Organic farms; Pig helminths; Trichuris suis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; COCCIDIA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FARMING SYSTEM; FECES ANALYSIS; INTESTINE PARASITE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PIG FARMING; STRONGYLOIDEA; SWINE DISEASE; TRICHURIS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; NETHERLANDS; SEASONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ASCARIS SUUM; COCCIDIA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; SUS SCROFA; TRICHURIS SUIS; VERMES;

EID: 19944383516     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-1201-z     Document Type: Article

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