The use of age-clustered pooled faecal samples for monitoring worm control in horses

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 249-255

  Eysker, M ^a   Bakker, J ^a   van den Berg, M ^a   van Doorn, D C K ^a   Ploeger, H W ^a  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cyathostomins; Faecal examination; Horses; Monitoring; Worm control

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HORSE; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVAL STAGE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PASTURE; WORM EGG; WORM INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; FECES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IVERMECTIN; NETHERLANDS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 38049078345     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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