Climate change and livestock parasites: Integrated management of sheep blowfly strike in a warmer environment

Global Change Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1770-1777

  Wall, Richard ^a   Ellse, Lauren S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Husbandry; Livestock; Lucilia; Model; Myiasis; Pest management; Sheep; Strike; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK; PARASITE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CALLIPHORIDAE; LUCILIA (BLOWFLY); LUCILIA SERICATA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79953275934     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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