Integrating fasciolosis control in the dry cow management: The effect of closantel treatment on milk production

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Charlier, Johannes ^a   Hostens, Miel ^a   Jacobs, Jos ^b   van Ranst, Bonny ^c   Duchateau, Luc ^a   Vercruysse, Jozef ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Elanco Animal Health   (Belgium)

^c Uniform Agri BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSANTEL; PLACEBO;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FASCIOLIASIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SALICYLANILIDES;

EID: 84865180403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043216     Document Type: Article

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