Experimental and modeling approaches to evaluate different aspects of the efficacy of Targeted Selective Treatment of anthelmintics against sheep parasite nematodes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 171, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 254-262

  Gaba, S ^a,b   Cabaret, J ^b   Sauve C ^b   Cortet, J ^b   Silvestre, A ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Modeling; Nematode infection; Refugia; Targeted treatment; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; FENBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAZING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS TREATMENT; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP DISEASE; SIMULATION; SPECIES REFUGE; TARGETED SELECTIVE TREATMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77954659101     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.03.040     Document Type: Article

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