Dynamics of the free-living stages of sheep intestinal parasites on pasture in the North Island of New Zealand. 2. Weather variables associated with development

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 287-292

  Reynecke, D P ^a   Waghorn, T S ^a   Oliver, A M B ^a   Miller, C M ^a   Vlassoff, A ^b   Leathwick, D M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

development; Haemonchus; nematode parasite; Teladorsagia; Trichostrongylus; weather variables

Indexed keywords

HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FECES; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TIME; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; FECES; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; WEATHER;

EID: 84856170216     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.610280     Document Type: Article

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