Elimination of mange mites Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis from two naturally infested Danish sow herds using a single injection regime with doramectin

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 75-84

  Jensen, J C E ^a,d   Nielsen, L H ^b   Arnason, T ^c   Cracknell, V ^a  

^a ZOETIS   (United States)

^b Rude Dyreklinik / ØVet ^*  (Denmark)

^c Landbrugets Veterinaere Konsulenttjeneste (LVK)   (Denmark)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Doramectin; Ear scrapings; Ectoparasites; Mange elimination; Medical elimination; Pigs; Rubbing index; SPF

Indexed keywords

ACARI; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SUIDAE;

DORAMECTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SKIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; DENMARK; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SKIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036359080     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-43-75     Document Type: Article

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