Brave or gullible: Testing the concept that leaving susceptible parasites in refugia will slow the development of anthelmintic resistance

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 158-163

  Waghorn, T S ^a   Leathwick, D M ^a   Miller, C M ^a   Atkinson, D S ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Clean pasture; Nematode parasites; Refugia; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; OSTERTAGIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIASIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 50049085841     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36828     Document Type: Article

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