Efficacy and safety of topical administration of selamectin for treatment of ear mite infestation in rabbits

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 322-324

  McTier, Tom L ^a   Hair, J Alexander ^b   Walstrom, Douglas J ^c,d   Thompson, Leland ^c,d  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b Nu Era Farms   (United States)

^c ZOETIS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELAMECTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EAR DISEASE; FEMALE; INFESTATION; MALE; MITE; NONHUMAN; OTOSCOPY; RABBIT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OTODECTES CYNOTIS; PSOROPTES; PSOROPTES CUNICULI;

EID: 0042867384     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.322     Document Type: Article

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