Gastrointestinal nematode infection in beef cattle of different genetic groups in Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 249-254

  Oliveira, M C S ^a   Alencar, M M ^a   Chagas, A C S ^a   Giglioti, R ^b   Oliveira, H N ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle; Genetic susceptibility; Nematode

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE; DORAMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BRAZIL; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERIA; CROSS BREEDING; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENETIC STRAIN; GRAZING; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MONITORING; MYIASIS; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TROPICS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RAIN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; COOPERIA; HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 70449524311     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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