The treatment of suspected cerebrospinal nematodiasis with moxidectin in 3 llamas (Llama glama)

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-149

  Nagy, D W ^a   Lakritz, J ^a,b   Tyler, J W ^a,b   Jarboe, J ^a,b   Loiacono, C M ^a,b   Haddad, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal nematodiasis; Llama; Moxidectin

Indexed keywords

LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA;

EID: 0042699967     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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