Endoparasite control management on horse farms - lessons from worm prevalence and questionnaire data

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-83

  Fritzen, B ^a   Rohn, K ^b   Schnieder, T ^b   von Samson Himmelstjerna, G ^b  

^a Clinic for Horses   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Cyathostomins; Horse; Parascaris equorum; Parasite control

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; GERMANY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; GERMANY; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EQUIDAE; NEMATODA; PARASCARIS EQUORUM;

EID: 77049089498     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X471485     Document Type: Article

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