Comparison of three alternative methods for analysis of equine Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test data

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-323

  Denwood, M J ^a   Reid, S W J ^a   Love, S ^b   Nielsen, M K ^c   Matthews, L ^a   McKendrick, I J ^d   Innocent, G T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic efficacy; Bootstrap; Equine; FECRT; MCMC; WAAVP

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FECES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NETHERLANDS; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 74849120783     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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