Comparison of three treatments for control of ear mites in ferrets

Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 655-657

  Patterson, Mary M ^a   Kirchain, Sharron M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; TIABENDAZOLE; TRESADERM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; FERRET; INFESTATION; MALE; MITE; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERRETS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; OTITIS EXTERNA; THIABENDAZOLE; TICK CONTROL;

EID: 0033426938     PISSN: 00236764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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