Horse infection with intestinal helminths in relation to age, sex, access to grass and farm system

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 285-291

  Kornas S ^a   Cabaret, J ^b   Skalska, M ^a   Nowosad, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b UR1282   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Climate; Helminth; Horse; Management system; Sex

Indexed keywords

FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MOXIDECTIN; PYRANTEL EMBONATE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FARMING SYSTEM; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HORSE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PASTURELAND; POLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANOPLOCEPHALA; EQUIDAE; PARASCARIS; VERMES;

EID: 78649326507     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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