The persistence of benzimidazole-resistant cyathostomes on horse farms in Ontario over 10 years and the effectiveness of ivermectin and moxidectin against these resistant strains

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-60

  Slocombe, J Owen D ^a   Coté, John F ^b   de Gannes, Rolph V G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Equine Veterinary Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STRONGYLOIDEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; MALE; ONTARIO; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; STRONGYLOIDEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 39149112547     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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