Environmental impact of ivermectin excreted by cattle treated in autumn on dung fauna and degradation of faeces on pasture

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-102

  Iglesias, L E ^a   Saumell, C A ^a   Fernandez A S ^b   Fuse L A ^a   Lifschitz, A L ^c   Rodriguez E M ^a   Steffan, P E ^a   Fiel, C A ^a  

^a Campus Universitario   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAUNA; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CATTLE; FECES; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; IVERMECTIN; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33751220551     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0240-x     Document Type: Article

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