Potential environmental consequences of administration of anthelmintics to sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-124

  Beynon, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Cichorium intybus; Duddingtonia flagrans; Dung beetles; Ecotoxicology; Ivermectin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; EPRINOMECTIN; IMIDAZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MONEPANTEL; MOXIDECTIN; RAFOXANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CHICORY; COMMUNITY; DECOMPOSITION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG FECES LEVEL; DUDDINGTONIA; DUNG BEETLE; DUNG DECOMPOSER COMMUNITY; DUNG DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FECES; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; SHEEP; SHEEP DUNG; SOIL FAUNA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; COLEOPTERA; DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84865150676     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.040     Document Type: Article

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