ParaCalc ®-A novel tool to evaluate the economic importance of worm infections on the dairy farm

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 184, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 204-211

  Charlier, Johannes ^a   Van der Voort, Mariska ^a,b   Hogeveen, Henk ^c   Vercruysse, Jozef ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy; Decision tool; Economics; Helminth; Liver fluke; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HERD; MILK PRODUCTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; TREMATODE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, ECONOMIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; NEMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 84855979517     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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