How do you mean? the case for composite faecal egg counts in testing for drench resistance

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-101

  McKenna, P B ^a  

^a Gribbles Veterinary   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 34247368563     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36749     Document Type: Letter

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