Prevalence of the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) in England

Veterinary Record

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 233-235

  Fiddes, M D ^a   Le Gresley, S ^a   Parsons, D G ^b   Epe, C ^c   Coles, G C ^a   Stafford, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Poultry Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; BENDIOCARB; CIPERMETHRIN; MALATHION;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG RESISTANCE; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; EUROPEAN UNION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LIFE CYCLE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PEST RESISTANCE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; AVES; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE;

EID: 23944464954     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.157.8.233     Document Type: Article

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