Efficacy of a combination ivermectin/praziquantel paste against nematodes, cestodes and bots in naturally infected ponies

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 722-724

  Rehbein, S ^a   Visser, M ^a   Yoon, S ^b   Marley, S E ^b  

^a Merial GmbH   (Germany)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; EQUIDAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 37149006788     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.21.722     Document Type: Article

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