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The relation between input-output transformation and gastrointestinal nematode infections on dairy farms.

van der Voort M1, Van Meensel J1, Lauwers L1, Van Huylenbroeck G2, Charlier J3.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience.Animal.2016 Feb;10(2):274-82. doi: 10.1017/S1751731115002074. Epub 2015 Oct 26.
Efficiency analysis is used for assessing links between technical efficiency (TE) of livestock farms and animal diseases. However, previous studies often do not make the link with the allocation of inputs and mainly present average effects that ignore the often huge differences among farms. In this
PMID 26499290

Insight into species diversity of the Trichostrongylidae Leiper, 1912 (Nematoda: Strongylida) in ruminants.

Wyrobisz A1, Kowal J1, Nosal P1.
Journal of helminthology.J Helminthol.2015 Dec 8:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
This paper focuses on the species diversity among the Trichostrongylidae Leiper, 1912 (Nematoda: Strongylida), and complexity of the family systematics. Polymorphism (subfamilies: Ostertagiinae, Cooperiinae and Haemonchinae), the presence of cryptic species (genus: Teladorsagia) and hybridization (g
PMID 26643224

Anthelmintic resistance to ivermectin and moxidectin in gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle in Europe.

Geurden T1, Chartier C2, Fanke J3, di Regalbono AF4, Traversa D5, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G3, Demeler J3, Vanimisetti HB6, Bartram DJ7, Denwood MJ8.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance.Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist.2015 Aug 18;5(3):163-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2015.08.001. eCollection 2015.
Anthelmintic resistance has been increasingly reported in cattle worldwide over the last decade, although reports from Europe are more limited. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of injectable formulations of ivermectin and moxidectin at 0.2 mg per kg bodyweight agains
PMID 26448902