Efficacy of selamectin against biting lice on dogs and cats

Veterinary Record

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 234-237

  Shanks, D J ^a   Gautier, P ^a   McTier, T L ^b   Evans, N A ^b   Pengo, G ^c   Rowan, T G ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SELAMECTIN;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; INFESTATION; LOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELICOLA SUBROSTRATUS; FELIS CATUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; TRICHODECTES CANIS;

EID: 0037460774     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.8.234     Document Type: Article

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