A survey of helminth control practices on sheep farms in Great Britain and Ireland

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 390-397

  Morgan, E R ^a   Hosking, B C ^b   Burston, S ^a   Carder, K M ^a   Hyslop, A C ^a   Pritchard, L J ^a   Whitmarsh, A K ^a   Coles, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Novartis Animal Health Australasia Pty Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Epidemiology; Farmer attitudes; Helminth control; Husbandry; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CESTODIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; LAMB; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RAM (SHEEP); RISK FACTOR; TREMATODIASIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; IRELAND; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CESTODA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 84861848598     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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