Bovine fasciolosis: Prevalence, effects of treatment on productivity and cost benefit analysis in five districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-75

  Khan, Muhammad Kasib ^a   Sajid, Muhammad Sohail ^a   Khan, Muhammad Nisar ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^a   Iqbal, Muhammad Umair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bovines; Cost benefit analysis; Determinants; Effects of treatment on productivity; F. gigantica; F. hepatica; Fasciolosis; Pakistan; Prevalence; Punjab

Indexed keywords

FASISYM; OXANID; OXYCLOZANIDE; PLACEBO; RAFOXANIDE; REFOXENE; TRICLABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFICACY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAZING; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; MALE; PAKISTAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA;

EID: 67349280351     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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