Efficacy of fipronil-(S)-methoprene on fleas, flea egg collection, and flea egg development following transplantation of gravid fleas onto treated cats

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-292

  Franc, M ^a   Beugnet, F ^b   Vermot, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLEA; INFESTATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PYRAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749090572     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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