Suspected ivermectin toxicosis in a miniature mule foal causing blindness

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Plummer, Caryn E ^a   Kallberg, Maria E ^a   Ollivier, Franck J ^a   Brooks, Dennis E ^a   Gelatt, Kirk N ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Blindness; ERG; Ivermectin; Mule; Toxicosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HORSE; INTOXICATION; MALE; NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BLINDNESS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EQUIDAE; IVERMECTIN; MALE; OVERDOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATAXIA;

EID: 33644911176     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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