Effectiveness of strategic anthelmintic treatments in the control of gastrointestinal nematodes and Fasciola gigantica in cattle in Iringa region, Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Keyyu, J D ^a,b   Kyvsgaard, N C ^c   Monrad, J ^c   Kassuku, A A ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fasciola gigantica; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Strategic treatment; Tanzania; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DOSE RESPONSE; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; TANZANIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; TANZANIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; NEMATODA;

EID: 57349101526     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9150-5     Document Type: Article

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