Anthelmintic resistance in Northern Ireland (I): Prevalence of resistance in ovine gastrointestinal nematodes, as determined through faecal egg count reduction testing

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 122-130

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

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Coproculture; Faecal egg count reduction test; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Northern Ireland; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; AVERMECTIN; BENZIMIDAZOLE; FASCIOLICIDE; FLUKICIDE; LEVAMISOLE; MILBEMYCIN; MONEPANTEL; MOXIDECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINOACETONITRILE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE;

ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COOPERIA; COOPERIA INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; HAEMONCHOSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HERD; IRELAND; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; OVINE GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SHEEP DISEASE; SHEEP FARMING; TELADORSAGIA; TELADORSAGIA INFECTION; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; DOMESTIC SHEEP; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY;

COOPERIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

AMINOACETONITRILE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MACROLIDES; NORTHERN IRELAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 84878435567     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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