Biological Control of Sheep Parasites using Duddingtonia flagrans: Trials on Commercial Farms in Sweden

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

PJ Waller⁴  B-L Ljungström²  O Schwan³  L Rudby Martin¹  DA Morrison⁴  A Rydzik⁴ 

[1] Svenska Djurhälsovården AB, 24482 Kävlinge, Sweden

[2] Vidilab, Box 33, 74521 Enköping, Sweden

[3] Svenska Djurhälsovården, Visby, Sweden

[4] Department of Parasitology (SWEPAR), National Veterinary Institute and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden

关键词: Duddingtonia flagrans;    biological control;    sheep;    Nematode parasites;   

Others  :  790108
DOI  :  10.1186/1751-0147-47-23

 received in 2005-07-01, accepted in 2005-10-28,  发布年份 2006

   

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