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Understanding the uptake of diagnostics for sustainable gastrointestinal nematode control by European dairy cattle farmers: a multi-country cross-sectional study
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- Velde, Fiona Vande1
- Hektoen, Lisbeth2
- Phythian, Claire J.2
- Rinaldi, Laura3
- Bosco, Antonio3
- Hinney, Barbara4
- Gehringer, Martin5
- Strube, Christina6
- May, Katharina7
- Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela8
- Martins, Oliva M.D.9
- Mateus, Teresa L.10
- Simion, Violeta-Elena11
- Charlier, Johannes12
- Bartley, David J.13
- Claerebout, Edwin14
- 1. Laboratory for Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium & Department of Public Health Science, Faculty of Landscape and Society, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Fredrik A. Dahls vei 15, 1430 Ås, Norway
- 2. Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences,
- 3. Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, Via Federico Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy
- 4. Institute of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, Vetmeduni, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
- 5. LKV Lower Austria, Pater Werner Deibl-Strasse 4, 3910 Zwettl, Austria
- 6. Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- 7. Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 94, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- 8. Clinic for Ruminants with Ambulatory and Herd Health Services, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Sonnenstrasse 16, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany
- 9. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- 10. CISAS - Center for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun'Àlvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal & Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), UTAD, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS) Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- 11. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Spiru Haret University, Bdul Basarabia 256, Sector 3, 030352, Romania
- 12. Kreavet, Hendrik Mertensstraat 17, 9150 Kruibeke, Belgium
- 13. The Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, EH26 0PZ, United Kingdom
- 14. Laboratory for Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Velde, Fiona Vande, Hektoen, Lisbeth, Phythian, Claire J., Rinaldi, Laura, Bosco, Antonio, Hinney, Barbara, Gehringer, Martin, Strube, Christina, May, Katharina, Knubben-Schweizer, Gabriela, Martins, Oliva M.D., Mateus, Teresa L., Simion, Violeta-Elena, Charlier, Johannes, Bartley, David J., Claerebout, Edwin (2023): Understanding the uptake of diagnostics for sustainable gastrointestinal nematode control by European dairy cattle farmers: a multi-country cross-sectional study. Parasite (Paris, France) 30 (4): 1-12, DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2023002, URL: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2023002
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