The economic effects of whole-herd versus selective anthelmintic treatment strategies in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2977-2987

  Charlier, J ^a   Levecke, B ^a   Devleesschauwer, B ^a,b   Vercruysse, J ^a   Hogeveen, H ^c,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Dairy; Economic; Nematode

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODIASIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NEMATODE INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84862095717     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4719     Document Type: Article

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