Effects of aggregation and sample size on composite faecal egg counts in sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 79-87

  Morgan, E R ^a   Cavill, L ^a   Curry, G E ^a   Wood, R M ^b   Mitchell, E S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Faecal egg count; Negative binomial distribution; Sample size bias; Strategic nematode control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DENSITY; ERROR; FECES ANALYSIS; HERD; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEMATODE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SAMPLE SIZE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 20444425677     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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