Non-invasive indicators associated with the milk yield response after anthelmintic treatment at calving in dairy cows

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Verschave, Sien H ^a   Vercruysse, Jozef ^a   Forbes, Andrew ^b   Opsomer, Geert ^a   Hostens, Miel ^a   Duchateau, Luc ^a   Charlier, Johannes ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti O. ostertagi antibody level; Dairy cattle; Eprinomectin; Faecal egg counts; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Targeted selective treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; EPRINOMECTIN; IVERMECTIN;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; FEMALE; IVERMECTIN; LACTATION; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIASIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

EID: 84920866357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-014-0264-x     Document Type: Article

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