Anthelmintic resistance in Northern Ireland (II): Variations in nematode control practices between lowland and upland sheep flocks

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 173-182

  McMahon, C ^a   Barley, J P ^b   Edgar, H W J ^b   Ellison, S E ^a   Hanna, R E B ^b   Malone, F E ^b   Brennan, G P ^a   Fairweather, I ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Farm management; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Northern Ireland; Parasite control; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE; ALBENSURE; AVERMECTIN DERIVATIVE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BIMECTIN; CHANAVERM; CLOSAMECTIN; CLOSANTEL; COMBINEX; CYDECTIN TRICLAMOX; DORAMECTIN; DOWNLAND FLUKE AND WORM; FENBENDAZOLE; FENZOL; IVERMECTIN; LEVACIDE; LEVAFAS DIAMOND; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; MONEPANTEL; MOXIDECTIN; NILZAN; NITROXINIL; NOROMECTIN; OVISPEC; OXYCLOZANIDE; PARAFEND; SALICYLANILIDE DERIVATIVE; TETRAMISOLE; TRAMAZOLE; TRICLABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRBAMEC; ZERMEX; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT ANIMAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTHELMINTIC DRUG RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EWE; HUMAN; LAMB; NEMATODE; PARASITE CONTROL; PASTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHEEP FARMING; STOCKING DENSITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORM EXPULSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VETERINARY;

NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84871678102     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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