A study to evaluate the field efficacy of ivermectin, fenbendazole and pyrantel pamoate, with preliminary observations on the efficacy of doramectin, as anthelmintics in horses

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 144-147

  Davies, J A ^a   Schwalbach, L M J ^b  

^a Equine Veterinary Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Cyathostomes; Doramectin; Equine; Fenbendazole; Horse; Ivermectin; Pyr antel; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DORAMECTIN; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; NEMEX H; PYRANTEL EMBONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FECES ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HORSE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; STRONGYLOIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS AXEI; VERMES;

EID: 0034492622     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v71i3.703     Document Type: Article

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