Efficacy of various concentrations of coumaphos to control adult, nymphal, and larval stages of an organophosphate-resistant strain of Boophilus microplus on infested cattle

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 684-689

  Davey, Ronald B ^a   George, John E ^a   Miller, Robert J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'CORAL'; ACARICIDE; COUMAFOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; INFECTION RISK; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TICK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COUMAPHOS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; NYMPH; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038515076     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.684     Document Type: Article

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