Efficacy of moxidectin 2 per cent gel against naturally acquired strongyle infections in horses, with particular reference to larval cyathostomes

Veterinary Record

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 138-141

  Bairden, K ^a   Brown, S R ^b   Mcgoldrick, J ^b   Parker, L D ^c   Talty, P J ^d  

^a Univ of Glasgow Veterinary School ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c ZOETIS   (United States)

^d Kiltanon House   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOXIDECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GEL; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LARVA; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLUS; TRIODONTOPHORUS;

EID: 0035798877     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.148.5.138     Document Type: Article

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