A questionnaire study of equine gastrointestinal parasite control in Scotland

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-31

  Stratford, C H ^a   Lester, H E ^b   Morgan, E R ^c   Pickles, K J ^d   Relf, V ^b   Mcgorum, B C ^a   Matthews, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Cyathostomin; Horse; Parasitism; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; EQUIDAE; NEMATODA;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE; HORSE DISEASES; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOTLAND;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DATA COLLECTION; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; OWNERSHIP; SCOTLAND; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84890247017     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12101     Document Type: Article

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