Improving the detection of anthelmintic resistance: Evaluation of faecal egg count reduction test procedures suitable for farm routines

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 196, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 438-452

  Calvete, Carlos ^a   Uriarte, Joaquin ^a  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic efficacy; Diagnosis; Drug resistance; Faecal egg count reduction test

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SIMULATION;

NEMATODA;

ANTHELMINTIC EFFICACY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FAECAL EGG COUNT REDUCTION TEST;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

EID: 84881555293     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.02.027     Document Type: Article

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