Prevalence of breech-strike in mulesed, clipped and unmulesed Merino hoggets in south-eastern Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 158-166

  Larsen, J W A ^a   Tyrell, L D ^a   Anderson, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breech flystrike; Dag; Dicyclanil; Mulesing; Non surgical mulesing; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DICYCLANIL; JUVENILE HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYIASIS; PREVALENCE; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TAIL; WOOL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DIPTERA; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; JUVENILE HORMONES; MALE; MYIASIS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TAIL; VICTORIA; WOOL;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84859918915     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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