Gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and cattle : biology and control
A unique resource for all those interested in the impact of worms on livestock, the anthelmintics used to get rid of them and the emerging problem of anthelmintic resistance. This book provides an over-arching view of past, present and suggested future strategies for control of gastrointestinal nema...
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Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa :
Wiley-Blackwell ,
c2010
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Nematode parasites
- 2. Pathophysiology of nematode infections
- 3. Epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing ruminants
- 4. The principles of gastrointestinal nematode control
- 5. Anthelmintics
- Anthelmintic resistance
- 6. Drenching and resistance
- 7. Worm control and resistance management
- 8. "Non-chemical" control options
- 9. Nutrition and parasitism
- 10. Animal genetics and parasitism
- 11. The immune response to parasites