Evaluation of three strategic parasite control programs in captive wild ruminants

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-26

  Goossens, Els ^a,c   Vercruysse, Jozef ^a   Vercammen, Francis ^c   Dorny, Pierre ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Fenbendazole; Ivermectin; Nematodes; Wild ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA IBEX; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HIPPELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; GAZELLA LEPTOCEROS; ORYX DAMMAH; ORYX LEUCORYX; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748415355     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-041.1     Document Type: Article

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