External parasites of small ruminants : a practical guide to their prevention and control /

• Main Author: Bates, Peter (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
• Subjects: Sheep > Parasites.; Goats > Parasites.; Sheep > Parasites > Control.; Goats > Parasites > Control.; Ectoparasitic infestations.; Veterinary Economics, (New March 2000); Integrated Pest Management.; Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000); Other Control Measures.; Dairy Animals.; Meat Producing Animals.; Wool Producing Animals, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals, (New March 2000); Diagnosis of Animal Diseases, (New March 2000); Acari.; Diptera.; Goats.; Metastigmata.; Mites.; Phthiraptera.; Sheep.; Siphonaptera.; Acaricides.; Animal welfare.; Antiparasitic agents.; Chemical control.; Control methods.; Diagnosis.; Diagnostic techniques.; Disease control.; Disease prevention.; Ectoparasitoses.; Environmental impact.; Infestation.; Insecticides.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 245 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-235) and index.
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This book is comprised of 11 chapters covering the prevention and control of ectoparasites that contribute to disease and infection in sheep and goats, types of parasites, diseases caused by these parasites and control methods that are currently available. Moreover, the implications of these ectoparasitoses on animal welfare and environmental impacts are also discussed. Focus is given on mites (Acari), ticks (Ixodida), lice (Phthiraptera), flies (Diptera), fleas (Siphonaptera), diagnosis, prevention, chemical control, alternative control methods and economic damage.