The effect of an indirect anthelmintic treatment on parasites and breeding success of free-living pheasants Phasianus colchicus

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-415

  Draycott, R A H ^a   Woodburn, M I A ^a   Ling, D E ^a   Sage, R B ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FLUBENDAZOLE; FLUBENVET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BREEDING; CAPILLARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BIRD DISEASES; CAPILLARIA; ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

AVES; CAPILLARIA; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; SYNGAMUS TRACHEA;

EID: 33846484850     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/JOH2006367     Document Type: Article

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