Efficacy of closantel, albendazole and levamisole on an ivermectin resistant strain of Haemonchus contortus in sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Waruiru, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Benzimidazole; Closantel; Control methods nematoda; Drug resistance; Haemonchus contortus; Ivermectin; Levamisole; Sheep nematoda

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CLOSANTEL; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; TETRAMISOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SHEEP; VIRULENCE; WORM INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; KENYA; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SALICYLANILIDES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031574101     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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