Anthelmintic use and resistance on thoroughbred training yards in the UK

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 596-598

  Comer, K C ^a,b   Hillyer, M H ^a,c   Coles, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b HARTPURY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenwood Ellis and Partners   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; EQUEST; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MOXIDECTIN; PYRANTEL; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG USE; FECES ANALYSIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33646579564     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.17.596     Document Type: Article

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