Experiences with the FAMACHA©-Eye-Colour-Chart for identifying sheep and goats for targeted anthelmintic treatment;Erfahrungen mit der FAMACHA©-Eye-Colour-Karte zur identifizierung von schafen und ziegen für die gezielte anthelminthische behandlung

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 119, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 436-442

  Koopmann, Regine ^a   Holst, Christine ^b   Epe, Christian ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Goat; Haemonchus; Selective treatment; Sheep

Indexed keywords

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

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EYE COLOR; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EYE COLOR; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 33750023707     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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