Prescription-only anthelmintics - A questionnaire survey of strategies for surveillance and control of equine strongyles in Denmark

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-55

  Nielsen, M K ^a   Monrad, J ^a   Olsen, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Control; Horse; Prescription; Questionnaire; Strongyles; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MOXIDECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HORSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASCARIS EQUOROM; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DENMARK; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; HORSES; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLOIDEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY DRUGS;

ARMERIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PARASCARIS; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; STRONGYLES;

EID: 29344457833     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.10.020     Document Type: Article

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