Anthelmintic effect of three tannin-rich Mediterranean shrubs in naturally infected sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 179-182

  Saric, T ^a   Rogosic, J ^a   Zupan, I ^a   Beck, R ^b   Bosnic, S ^b   Sikic, Z ^a   Skobic, D ^c   Tkalcic, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR   (Croatia)

^b CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic effect; Mediterranean shrubs; Nematodes; Sheep; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ARBUTUS UNEDO; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84919417073     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2014.11.012     Document Type: Article

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