Comparison of Worm Control Strategies in Grazing Sheep in Denmark

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ME Boa²  SM Thamsborg¹  AA Kassuku²  HO Bøgh¹ 

[1] Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark

[2] Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

关键词: grazing management;    ruminants;    sheep;    parasite control;    gastrointestinal nematodes;   

Others  :  790240
DOI  :  10.1186/1751-0147-42-57

 received in 2000-04-11, accepted in 2000-09-19,  发布年份 2001

   

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