Selective anthelmintic therapy of horses in the Federal states of Bavaria (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria): An investigation into strongyle egg shedding consistency

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 116-122

  Becher, A M ^a,b   Mahling, M ^b   Nielsen, M K ^c   Pfister, K ^b  

^a Equine Practice Dr Müller ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consistency; Egg shedding; Epidemiology; Horse; Selective anthelmintic treatment.; Strongyles

Indexed keywords

EQUEST; IVERMECTIN; MOXIDECTIN; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERMINAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; FECES ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; STRONGYLE INFECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; AUSTRIA; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GERMANY; HORSES; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EQUIDAE; STRONGYLES;

EID: 77953610649     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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