Practices to optimise gastrointestinal nematode control on sheep, goat and cattle farms in Europe using targeted (selective) treatments

Veterinary Record

Volumn 175, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 250-255

  Charlier, J ^a   Morgan, E R ^b   Rinaldi, L ^c   Van Dijk, J ^d   Demeler, J ^e   Hoglund J ^f   Hertzberg, H ^g   Van Ranst, B ^h   Hendrickx, G ⁱ   Vercruysse, J ^a   Kenyon, F ^j  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^f SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h Uniform Agri BV   (Netherlands)

ⁱ AVIA GIS   (Belgium)

^j MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; EUROPE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GOAT; GOAT DISEASES; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EUROPE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84907157241     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: 20427670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.102512     Document Type: Review

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