The relationship between faecal egg count reduction and the lethal dose 50% in the egg hatch assay and larval development assay

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 133-145

  Maingi, N ^a,b   Bjorn H ^b,c   Dangolla, A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Roy V   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Benzimidazoles; Drug resistance; Egg counts; Ivermectin; Levamisole

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DECARIS VET; FEBANTEL; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; IVOMEC VET; LEVAMISOLE; PANACUR VET; RINTAL VET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALBAZEN VET;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GOAT; HATCHING; HELMINTHIASIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LD 50; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; WORM EGG;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IVERMECTIN; LETHAL DOSE 50; LEVAMISOLE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OSTERTAGIA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 0032527041     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00222-7     Document Type: Article

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