Anthelmintic activity of Azadirachta indica A. Juss against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 306-310

  Costa, C T C ^a   Bevilaqua, C M L ^a   Maciel, M V ^a   Camurca Vasconcelos A L F ^a   Morais, S M ^a   Monteiro, M V B ^a   Farias, V M ^a   da Silva, M V ^b   Souza, M M C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EPG; Haemonchus contortus; In vivo; Neem; Worm burden

Indexed keywords

CLOSANTEL; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PLANT LEAF; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN; WORM INFECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; AZADIRACHTA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645867653     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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