Therapeutic and persistent efficacy of spinosad applied as a pour-on or a topical spray against natural infestations of chewing and sucking lice on cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 143, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 329-336

  White, W Hunter ^a   Hutchens, Douglas E ^a   Jones, Carl ^b   Firkins, Larry D ^b   Paul, Allan J ^b   Smith, Larry L ^c   Snyder, Daniel E ^a  

^a ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Larry L Smith Research and Development Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle lice; Coumaphos; Cyfluthrin; Spinosad

Indexed keywords

CO-RAL; COUMAFOS; CYFLUTHRIN; CYLENE; ELECTOR; INSECTICIDE; SPINOSAD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; LOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANOPLURA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COUMAPHOS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MACROLIDES; MALE; MALLOPHAGA; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; ANOPLURA; BOS; BOVICOLA BOVIS; HAEMATOPINUS EURYSTERNUS; LINOGNATHUS VITULI; PHTHIRAPTERA; SOLENOPOTES CAPILLATUS;

EID: 33846195501     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.08.037     Document Type: Article

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