Prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal nematodes on 32 organic and conventional commercial sheep farms in Ontario and Quebec, Canada (2006-2008)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 244-252

  Mederos, A ^a,e   Fernandez S ^a   VanLeeuwen, J ^b   Peregrine, A S ^a   Kelton, D ^a   Menzies, P ^a   LeBoeuf, A ^c   Martin, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c Centre d'Expertise en Production Ovine du Quebec   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Canada; Ewe; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Lamb; Longitudinal study; Organic sheep farming; Prevalence; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GRAZING; HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PASTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP FARMING; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BODY COMPOSITION; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; ONTARIO; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS AXEI; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 77953134626     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.018     Document Type: Article

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