Dipteran parasites of horses

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1988
Authors:L. Foil, Foil C.
Journal:Equine Practice
Volume:10
Pagination:21-38
Date Published:1988
Keywords:Draschia, Habronema, Horses, Louisiana, Microfilaria, Review, Stomoxys, Tabanidae, Tabanus, USA
Abstract:

A general review is given of the Diptera associated with horses. The biology, veterinary importance and control of Tabanidae, Simuliidae, Ceratopogonidae, Culicidae, Muscidae and myiasis-producing Diptera (Cochliomyia, Hypoderma and Gasterophilus) are discussed, as is the treatment of skin diseases caused by the nematodes Habronema, Draschia and Onchocerca cervicalis.

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