Preventing transmission of sarcoptic mange from sows to their offspring by injection of ivermectin: Effects on swine production

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 25-33

  Mercier, P ^a   Cargill, C F ^b   White, C R ^a  

^a Virbac SA   (France)

^b Pig and Poultry Production Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Ivermectin; Pig; Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis transmission

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LITTER SIZE; MITE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; EAR; FEMALE; IVERMECTIN; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; PSOROPTES CERVINUS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037065235     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00311-4     Document Type: Article

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