Current management of farms and internal parasites by conventional and organic meat sheep French farmers and acceptance of targeted selective treatments

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Cabaret, J ^a   Benoit, M ^b   Laignel, G ^b   Nicourt, C ^c  

^a UR1282   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Universite Paris Dauphine   (France)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Digestive tract strongyles; Meat sheep; Organic production; Resistance; Targeted selective treatments

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANEMIA; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; FECES ANALYSIS; FRANCE; HELMINTHIASIS; HERD; INTERVIEW; LAMB MEAT; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PARASITE CONTROL; SHEEP FARMING; STRONGYLE INFECTION; STRONGYLOIDES; TREATMENT PLANNING; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DATA COLLECTION; FRANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; MEAT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLES; VERMES;

EID: 69749098034     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.018     Document Type: Article

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