Helminth egg excretion with regard to age, gender and management practices on UK Thoroughbred studs

Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 641-652

  Relf, V E ^a   Morgan, E R ^b   Hodgkinson, J E ^c   Matthews, J B ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age; aggregation; fecal egg shedding; gender; helminths; horse; management practices; prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CESTODE; EXCRETION; FEMALE; GENDER; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDES WESTERI; STUD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORM EGG;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84875183618     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182012001941     Document Type: Article

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