Efficacy of a milbemycin oxime-praziquantel combination product against adult and immature stages of Toxocara cati in cats and kittens after induced infection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 90-93

  Schenker, R ^a   Bowman, D ^b   Epe, C ^c   Cody, R ^a   Seewald, W ^a   Strehlau, G ^a   Junquera, P ^d  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b Cheri Hill Kennels   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d Vetparcs GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cat; Kitten; Larvae; Milbemycin oxime; Praziquantel; Toxocara cati

Indexed keywords

MILBEMYCIN; MILBEMYCIN DERIVATIVE; MILBEMYCIN OXIME; OXIME DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INOCULATION; KITTEN; LARVA; MALE; NONHUMAN; TABLET; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CATI; TOXOCARIASIS; ZYGOTE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FECES; FEMALE; MACROLIDES; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALIA; TOXOCARA CATI;

EID: 33847635177     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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