Anthelmintic resistance in nematode parasites of sheep: learning from the Australian experience

• Published in: Veterinary record Vol. 136; no. 16; p. 411
• Main Authors: Waller, P J, Dash, K M, Barger, I A, Le Jambre, L F, Plant, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 22.04.1995
• Subjects: Animals; Anthelmintics - pharmacology; Anthelmintics - therapeutic use; Australia; Drug Resistance; Infection Control - methods; Nematoda - drug effects; Nematode Infections - drug therapy; Nematode Infections - prevention & control; Nematode Infections - veterinary; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - drug therapy; Sheep Diseases - parasitology; Sheep Diseases - prevention & control; Australia

In recent years the problem of anthelmintic resistance has become of major importance in sheep and goat flocks throughout the world. In Australia, concerted efforts were initiated in the mid 1980s to halt the increase in resistance by the development and promotion of regional worm control programmes...