Transmission of Babesia spp by the cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) to cattle treated with injectable or pour-on formulations of ivermectin and moxidectin

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 657-659

  Waldron, S J ^a   Jorgensen, W K ^b  

^a Tick Fever Research Centre   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Babesia; Boophilus microplus; Cattle; Ivermectin; Moxidectin; Tick fever

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TICK;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; MALE; TICKS;

EID: 0033209318     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb13157.x     Document Type: Article

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