Epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematode parasitism in a commercial sheep flock and its implications for control programmes

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 546-550

  Wilson, D J ^a   Sargison, N D ^a   Scott, P R ^a   Penny, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 44349147915     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.17.546     Document Type: Article

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