How long before resistance makes it impossible to control some field strains of Haemonchus contortus in South Africa with any of the modern anthelmintics?

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 111-122

  Van Wyk, J A ^a   Malan, F S ^b   Randles, J L ^c  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b Hoechst Research Station   (South Africa)

^c Allerton Regl Veterinary Laboratory   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benzimidazole; Disophenol; Drug resistance; Haemonchus contortus; Iverme ctin; Levamisole; Morantel; Multiple control methods Nematoda; Nitroxynil; Rafoxanide; Sheep Nematode; South Africa; Trichlorphon

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CLOSANTEL; DISOPHENOL; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; METRIFONATE; MORANTEL; NITROXINIL; OXFENDAZOLE; RAFOXANIDE; SALICYLANILIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITE CONTROL; SHEEP; SOUTH AFRICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; MALE; NITROPHENOLS; NITROXINIL; SALICYLANILIDES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 0030849331     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01147-8     Document Type: Article

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