Evaluation of a British computer model to simulate gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep on Canadian farms

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 92-105

  Guthrie, A D ^a   Learmount, J ^a   VanLeeuwen, J ^c   Peregrine, A S ^a   Kelton, D ^a   Menzies, P I ^a   Fernandez S ^a,d   Martin, R C ^d   Mederos, A ^a   Taylor, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Gastrointestinal parasites; Parasite management; Sheep; Simulation modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EWE; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAZING; HAEMONCHUS; LAMB; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITISM; PREDICTION; SHEEP DISEASE; SHEEP FARMING; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 78049397671     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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