Influence of earthworms on development of the free-living stages of gastrointestinal nematodes in goat faeces

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 171-174

  d'Alexis, S ^a   Loranger Merciris, G ^b   Mahieu, M ^a   Boval, M ^a  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

Author keywords

Biological control; Earthworms; Haemonchus contortus; Trichostrongylus colubriformis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EARTHWORM; FECES ANALYSIS; GOAT DISEASE; GRAZING; HAEMONCHOSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LARVA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

ANIMALS; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LARVA; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OLIGOCHAETA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; PERIONYX EXCAVATUS; PONTOSCOLEX; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 67349108797     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.056     Document Type: Article

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