Comparative efficacies of closantel, ivermectin, oxfendazole, thiophanate and levamisole against thiabendazole resistant Haemonchus contortus in sheep

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 216-220

  Waruiru, R M ^a   Weda, E H ^a   Otieno, R O ^a   Ngotho, J W ^a   Bogh H O ^b  

^a University of Nairobi Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CLOSANTEL; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; OXFENDAZOLE; SALICYLANILIDE DERIVATIVE; THIOPHANATE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; HAEMONCHIASIS; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SALICYLANILIDES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; THIABENDAZOLE; THIOPHANATE;

EID: 0030202813     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02240938     Document Type: Review

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