Occurrence of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in horses in Ontario, Canada and associations with colic and management practices

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 73-84

  Trotz Williams, Lise ^a   Physick Sheard, Peter ^a   McFarlane, Heather ^a   Pearl, David L ^a   Martin, S Wayne ^a   Peregrine, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anoplocephala perfoliata; Colic; Horse; Tapeworm

Indexed keywords

FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MOXIDECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL;

ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESTODE; COLIC; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; TAPEWORM INFECTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; COLIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 41149177948     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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