Sarcoptic mange in three alpacas treated successfully with amitraz

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 272-277

  Lau, Peri ^a   Hill, Peter B ^a   Rybníček, Jan ^a   Steel, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRAZ; INSECTICIDE; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; SCABIES;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; INSECTICIDES; SCABIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOLUIDINES;

EID: 34547355818     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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