Sheep and cattle grazing alternately: Nematode parasitism and pasture decontamination

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 135-143

  Rocha, R A ^a   Bresciani, K D S ^a   Barros, T F M ^a   Fernandes, L H ^a   Silva, M B ^a   Amarante, A F T ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Haemonchus; Management; Prophylaxis; Trichostrongylus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; COOPERIA; COOPERIA PUNCTATA; HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HAEMONCHUS SIMILIS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM RADIATUM; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 38349090843     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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