Effect of Ascaris suum infection on performance of fattening pigs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 172, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 269-276

  Boes, J ^a   Kanora, A ^b   Havn, K T ^c   Christiansen, S ^d   Vestergaard Nielsen, K ^e   Jacobs, Jos ^b   Alban, L ^a  

^a Danish Agriculture and Food Council   (Denmark)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^c Swinevet   (Denmark)

^d Team Svin ^*  (Denmark)

^e BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Ascaris suum; Performance; Pigs; White spots

Indexed keywords

FLUBENDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PIG FARMING; SWINE DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; BODY WEIGHT; FECES; LIVER; MEBENDAZOLE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS; NEMATODA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77956011571     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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