Intestinal Nematodes: Biology and Control

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1091-1107

  Epe, Christian ^a  

^a Novartis Centre de Recherche Santè Animale SA ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma; Toxascaris; Toxocara; Trichuris; Uncinaria

Indexed keywords

ADVANTAGE MULTI; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DORAMECTIN; DRONTAL; DRONTAL PLUS; EMODEPSIDE; FEBANTEL; FENBENDAZOLE; FLUBENDAZOLE; HEARTGARD; IMIDACLOPRID; IVERHART MA; IVERHART PLUS; IVERMECTIN; LUFENURON; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN; MOXIDECTIN; NEMEX HEARTGARD PLUS; NITROSCANATE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PROFENDER; PROHEART; PYRANTEL; REVOLUTION; SELAMECTIN; SENTINEL; TRI HEART; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISINFECTION; DOG DISEASE; DRUG HALF LIFE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TAENIASIS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEMATODA; TOXASCARIS; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS; UNCINARIA;

EID: 71849105178     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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