Efficacy of orally administered powdered aloe juice (Aloe ferox) against ticks on cattle and ticks and fleas on dogs

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 193-196

  Fourie, J J ^a   Fourie, L J ^a   Horak, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aloe ferox; Antiparasitc; Calves; Dogs; Fleas; Powdered aloe juice; Ticks; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; GELATIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INSECTICIDE;

ALOE FEROX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PELLET; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRY POWDER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLEA; INFESTATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK; ALOE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACARI; ALOE; ALOE FEROX; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS LEACHI; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALOE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745107286     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v76i4.425     Document Type: Article

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