Grazing systems and worm control in sheep: a long-term case study involving three management systems with analysis of factors influencing faecal worm egg count

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 765-779

  Walkden Brown, S W ^a   Colvin, A F ^a,b   Hall, E ^c   Knox, M R ^d   Mackay, D F ^c   Scott, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Pine Grove   (Australia)

^c CSIRO Livestock Industries ^*  (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

anthelmintic; Haemonchus; integrated parasite management; nutrition; resistance; rotational grazing; Trichostrongylus.

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; EGG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; INFECTIVITY; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SHEEP; STOCKING DENSITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TABLELANDS;

HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 84884539948     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN13037     Document Type: Article

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