A survey on meat sheep farms in two regions of Morocco on farm structure and the acceptability of the targeted selective treatment approach to worm control

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-35

  Berrag, B ^a   Ouzir, M ^a   Cabaret, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^b UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Digestive tract strongyle; Morocco; Resistance; Sheep; Targeted selective treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; TETRAMISOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG USE; EWE; FOREST; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LAMB MEAT; MOROCCO; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PASTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHEEP FARMING; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES; STRONGYLES; TELADORSAGIA;

EID: 69749124800     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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