Evaluation of the effect of eprinomectin in young dairy heifers sub-clinically infected with gastrointestinal nematodes on grazing behaviour and diet selection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-332

  Forbes, A B ^a   Huckle, C A ^b   Gibb, M J ^b  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clover; Eprinomectin; Grazing behaviour; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

EPRINEX; EPRINOMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAZING; HEIFER; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; WEIGHT CHANGE; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; IVERMECTIN; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; LOLIUM; NEMATODA; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 36348981460     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.031     Document Type: Article

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