Efficacy of emamectin benzoate against sea lice infestations of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.: Evaluation in the absence of an untreated contemporary control

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 621-627

  Gustafson, L ^a,c   Ellis, S ^a   Robinson, T ^a   Marenghi, F ^a   Endris, R ^b  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caligus spp.; Efficacy; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Salmo salar; SLICE ; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; EMAMECTIN BENZOATE; IVERMECTIN;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; ECTOPARASITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PESTICIDE; SALMONID; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; COPEPOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FISH DISEASE; FOOD INDUSTRY; INFESTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; COPEPODA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FISHERIES; IVERMECTIN; SALMO SALAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CALIGUS; INFECTIOUS SALMON ANEMIA VIRUS; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 33749509436     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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