A comparative evaluation of the speed of kill and duration of efficacy against weekly infestations with fleas on cats treated with fipronil-(S)-methoprene or metaflumizone

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-110

  Franc, M ^a   Beugnet, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; METAFLUMIZONE; METHOPRENE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SEMICARBAZONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; FLEA; INFESTATION; MALE; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; METHOPRENE; PYRAZOLES; SEMICARBAZONES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS FELIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 48049086998     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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