Managing anthelmintic resistance in small ruminant livestock of resource-poor farmers in South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-8

  Vatta, A F ^a,b   Lindberg, L E ^c,d  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Anthelmintic resistance; Goats; Haemonchus contortus; Sheep; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL DISEASE; AWARENESS; BOVIDS; DIETARY INTAKE; FARMING SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOAT DISEASE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMINTHIASIS; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; LIVESTOCK; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITISM; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUMINANT STOMACH; SCORING SYSTEM; SHEEP DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ECONOMICS; GOAT; POVERTY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33745297624     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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