Climatic influences on development and survival of free-living stages of equine strongyles: Implications for worm control strategies and managing anthelmintic resistance

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-32

  Nielsen, Martin K ^a   Kaplan, Ray M ^b   Thamsborg, Stig M ^a   Monrad, Jesper ^a   Olsen, Susanne N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Climate; Horses; Refugia; Strongyles

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

CLIMATE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; GRAZING; HORSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERAPY RESISTANCE; WINTER;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CLIMATE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HORSES; SEASONS; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLUS;

EQUIDAE; STRONGYLES;

EID: 34249915316     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.05.009     Document Type: Review

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