Anthelmintic resistance in Northern Ireland (III): Uptake of 'SCOPS' (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep) recommendations by sheep farmers

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 193, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 179-184

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

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Dundonald House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Northern Ireland; Ovine gastrointestinal nematodes; Questionnaire; SCOPS; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTHELMINTHIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; HERD; HUMAN; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES REFUGE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKSHOP;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

NEMATODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84873746739     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.11.032     Document Type: Article

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