Issues and advances in the integrated control of sheep lice

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 435-439

  James, Peter J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INSECT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MEAT; SHEEP; WOOL;

OVIS ARIES; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 77953788431     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09208     Document Type: Article

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