Management of gastrointestinal nematode parasites on sheep farms in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 228-234

  Lawrence, K E ^a   Leathwick, D M ^b   Rhodes, A P ^c   Jackson, R ^a   Heuer, C ^a   Pomroy, W E ^a   West, D M ^a   Waghorn, T S ^b   Moffat, J R ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c PGG Wrightson Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^d Schering Plough Animal Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Farmer; FECRT; Opinions; Practices; Sheep; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BOS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 35449007718     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36773     Document Type: Article

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