Evaluation of Copper Supplementation to Control Haemonchus contortus Infections of Sheep in Sweden

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

PJ Waller²  G Bernes⁴  L Rudby-Martin¹  B-L Ljungström³  A Rydzik² 

[1] Svenska Djurhälsovården AB (SvDHV), Kävlinge, Sweden

[2] Department of Parasitology (SWEPAR), National Veterinary Institute and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

[3] Vidilab, Enköping, Sweden

[4] Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå

关键词: Sweden;    production;    organic;    copper;    sheep;    helminth;   

Others  :  790147
DOI  :  10.1186/1751-0147-45-149

 received in 2004-03-05, accepted in 2004-06-21,  发布年份 2004

   

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