Development and field evaluation of a decision support model for anthelmintic treatments as part of a targeted selective treatment (TST) regime in lambs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-20

  Greer, A W ^a,b   Kenyon, F ^a   Bartley, D J ^a   Jackson, E B ^a   Gordon, Y ^a   Donnan, A A ^a   McBean, D W ^a   Jackson, F ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Decision support system; Nematoda; Refugia; Sheep; Targeted selective treatments

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG RESPONSE; GRAZING; HERD; LAMB; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 69849097664     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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