Evaluation of efficacy expectations for novel and non-chemical helminth control strategies in ruminants

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-335

  Ketzis, Jennifer K ^a   Vercruysse, Jozef ^b   Stromberg, Bert E ^c   Larsen, Michael ^d   Athanasiadou, Spiridoula ^e   Houdijk, Jos G M ^e  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duddingtonia; Guidelines; Helminths; Immunonutrition; Novel control methods; Ruminants; Tannins; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; VACCINE;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FUNGUS SPORE; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PARASITE CONTROL; PERFORMANCE; VACCINATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FECES; FUNGI; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, EDIBLE; RUMINANTS; TANNINS; VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; VERMES;

EID: 33745594616     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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