Chasing helminths and their economic impact on farmed ruminants

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 361-367

  Charlier, Johannes ^a   van der Voort, Mariska ^a,b   Kenyon, Fiona ^c   Skuce, Philip ^c   Vercruysse, Jozef ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diagnosis; Farm economics; Helminth; Production impact; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HEALTH; BOVIDS; CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD SECURITY; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

CATTLE; DIAGNOSIS; FARM ECONOMICS; HELMINTH; PRODUCTION IMPACT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; RUMINANTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84903454006     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.04.009     Document Type: Review

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