The efficacy of an ivermectin/closantel injection against experimentally induced infections and field infections with gastrointestinal nematodes and liver fluke in cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 235-241

  Borgsteede, Fred H M ^a   Taylor, Stuart M ^b   Gaasenbeek, Cor P H ^a   Couper, Alistair ^c   Cromie, Lillian ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Vetpar Services   (United Kingdom)

^c Research Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. oncophora; C. punctata; Closantel; F. hepatica; Ivermectin; N. helvetianus; O. ostertagi; Trichostrongylus spp

Indexed keywords

CLOSANTEL; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERIA ONCOPHORA; COOPERIA PUNCTATA; COW; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FARM ANIMAL; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEIFER; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METACERCARIA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NEMATODIRUS HELVETIANUS; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; PASTURE; PATHOGENESIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; INJECTIONS; IVERMECTIN; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OSTERTAGIA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SALICYLANILIDES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; COOPERIA ONCOPHORA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; NEMATODA; NEMATODIRUS HELVETIANUS; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 47249128018     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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